Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
VERONICA ROTHDesperation can make a person do surprising things.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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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 want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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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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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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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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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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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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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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