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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging

Veronica Roth

I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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Already Everything Know Terrified
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
Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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Control Kill Thing Worst
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
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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Arm Finger Hold Like Blade Press Slide Statemate Stay
Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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Being Brave Dauntless Fear Midst
A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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Air Breathe Close Corner Look Mouth Nail Remember replace Same Smile Tug
We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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Alive Bith Destroy Inside Keep Sometimes Threaten War
Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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Change Drastic Measure Require Sometimes
A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Acknowledge Brave Other Strength
I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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Call Eat Eternal Invincible Powerful Race
I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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Cowardice Cruelty Ferocity Trade Weakness
In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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Away Between Cloth Everything Exactly Know Layer Moment Peel Separate Strip Want
The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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Change People Plan Truth Ways
You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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Build Darkness Decide Even Laugh Laughter Light Remind Sometimes Trust
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

Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging

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