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.
VERONICA ROTHWe believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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My mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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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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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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