We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
VERONICA ROTHDesperation can make a person do surprising things.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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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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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 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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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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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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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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