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 ROTHIt isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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My mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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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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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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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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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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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I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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