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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

Veronica Roth

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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Are Important Interest People Remember World Writing
…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Power Sacrifice Self
Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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Being Choose Honest Mean Say True Want
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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Arm Around Both Enjoy Obedient Say Slip Smile Waist Wall
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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Again Embrace Ever Feel Gone Like Remind Same
I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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Again Bad Do Like Wonder Over Sick Start Thing Wrong
Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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Change Drastic Measure Require Sometimes
We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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Believe Defend Shout Themselves Whisper
Knowledge is power. Power to do evil…or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.
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Evil Good Itself Knowledge Power
I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Answer Away Book Come Goodness People Question Virtue
“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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Eyebrow Know Raise Remind Shine Sun Tunnel Underground
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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Apply Away Dog Look Rule Stare Submissive
People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Discover Layer People Secret
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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Fate One People Person Save Something Sometimes Take Terrible Willing
I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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Again Empty Feel Grief Monster Space Stomach Use Writing
I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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Already Everything Know Terrified

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

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