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.
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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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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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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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