It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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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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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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