“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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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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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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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 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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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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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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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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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