There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
VERONICA ROTHMom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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 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.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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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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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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