Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
VERONICA ROTHEvery 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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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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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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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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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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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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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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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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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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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