Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
VERONICA ROTHSorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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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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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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