We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
VERONICA ROTHChoices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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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 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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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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