He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
VERONICA ROTHI keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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“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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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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Lies require commitment.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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Knowledge is power. Power to do evil…or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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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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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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