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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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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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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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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.
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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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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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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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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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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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