To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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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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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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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Lies require commitment.
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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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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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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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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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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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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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