I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
VERONICA ROTHBeing honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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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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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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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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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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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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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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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