I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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Resisting is worth doing.
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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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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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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Lies require commitment.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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