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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.

Veronica Roth

I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Answer Away Book Come Goodness People Question Virtue
What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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City Country Fun Look Map Memorize People Person Puzzle Say
There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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Admit Between Confess Difference Excuse Involve Make Softening Thing
Change, like healing, takes time.
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Change Heat Like Take Time
There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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Brave Many Way World
We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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Believe Defend Shout Themselves Whisper
It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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Again Embrace Ever Feel Gone Like Remind Same
All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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Being Everything Pretend Right Stand Still Stop True
If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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Akk Come Emotion End Let Little never Out
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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Always Around Aueezing Both Breathing Claw Feeling Grasp Monstrous Press Strange
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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Caleb Everything Father Fireplace Help Homework Kid Mother Neighbour Peace Suppose
I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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Been Clamor Dinner Hundred Hurt Laugh never Peace People Restrain Stomach Table Talk
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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Certain Condition Direction Dozen Every Fraction Hard Learn Member Mind Most People Think Way
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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Between Carelessly Contact Each Energy Every Feel Important Other People Point relief Rush Touch
I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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Armor Bare Everyone Feel Gone Realize Really Secret See Until Wore
At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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Family Home Night Pleasant Spent Use

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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