I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
VERONICA ROTHPeople, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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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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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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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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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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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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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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