How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
VERONICA ROTHI am a naturally curious person. -Tris
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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My 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.
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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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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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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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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