Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
VERONICA ROTHThe fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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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 crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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Lies require commitment.
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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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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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Do 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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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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