People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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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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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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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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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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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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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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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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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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