Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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More Veronica Roth Quotes
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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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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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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 keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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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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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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