I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
VERONICA ROTHI feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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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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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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