No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
VERONICA ROTHGrief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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