How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
VERONICA ROTHIn order to have peace, we must first have trust.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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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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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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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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