I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
VERONICA ROTHIt’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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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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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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