Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
VERONICA ROTHI gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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 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 also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
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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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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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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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