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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.

Veronica Roth

It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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Abnegation Break Difficult Else Embroidery Habit Installed Single Something Think Thread Tugging Work
Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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Distance Even Silver
Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Away Grief Guilt heavy More
That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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Be Could Love Make More Right Thought
“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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Eyebrow Know Raise Remind Shine Sun Tunnel Underground
I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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Already Everything Know Terrified
In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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Away Between Cloth Everything Exactly Know Layer Moment Peel Separate Strip Want
I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
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Anything Believe Come Correct Depend Rack Transgression
I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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Change Come Difficult Know Line Long Many Origin Slowly Stung Together Work
I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Answer Away Book Come Goodness People Question Virtue
We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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Being Everything Pretend Right Stand Still Stop True
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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Eyes Forhead Four Look Mutter Stare Stop Wide Wipe Won

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