A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
VERONICA ROTHPart of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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Lies require commitment.
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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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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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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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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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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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Being 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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