To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
VERONICA ROTHHis 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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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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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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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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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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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