Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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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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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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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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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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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