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.
VERONICA ROTHDo I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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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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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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