Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
VERONICA ROTHHow have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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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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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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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.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
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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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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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