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.
VERONICA ROTHI 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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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 believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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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 know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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