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.
VERONICA ROTH…there is power in self-sacrifice.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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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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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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“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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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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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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