I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
VERONICA ROTHI know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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