You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
VERONICA ROTHWhen 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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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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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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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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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