We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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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.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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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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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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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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