Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
VERONICA ROTHIn 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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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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 wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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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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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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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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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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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Lies require commitment.
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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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