To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
VERONICA ROTHThat’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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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.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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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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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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