A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
VERONICA ROTHI think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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“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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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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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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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