Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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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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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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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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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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