My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
VERONICA ROTHSince 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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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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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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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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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