Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
VERONICA ROTHOne choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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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.
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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 also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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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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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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Lies require commitment.
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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