We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
VERONICA ROTHOne choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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Lies require commitment.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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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 gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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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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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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