Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
VERONICA ROTHWe believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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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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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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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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It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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