It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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