He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
VERONICA ROTHMy mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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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 want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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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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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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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.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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