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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging

Veronica Roth

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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Certain Condition Direction Dozen Every Fraction Hard Learn Member Mind Most People Think Way
I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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Country Curious Naturally People
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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Arm Around Both Enjoy Obedient Say Slip Smile Waist Wall
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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Being Everything Pretend Right Stand Still Stop True
I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Stop Want Yourself
It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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Make Ordinary Place Shrink Strange Time
It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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Accept Anything Bullying Cowardice Prove Recall Sign
You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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Believe Better Life Make Thing True
Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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Desperation Make Person Surprise Thing
I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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Again Bad Do Like Wonder Over Sick Start Thing Wrong
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
Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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Make Money Much Nature Neutral Person
I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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Afraid Become Control Desperate Father Feel Halfway Impulsive Lost Mother Violent
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
How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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Before Broken Hurt Kind never Part Realize Strong
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

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