I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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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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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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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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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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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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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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