We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Resisting is worth doing.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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