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.
VERONICA ROTHMy mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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Lies require commitment.
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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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Resisting is worth doing.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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