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.
VERONICA ROTHI feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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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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I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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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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Lies require commitment.
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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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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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