I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
VERONICA ROTHBeing honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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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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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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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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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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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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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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