In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
VERONICA ROTHOne choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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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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His 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.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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