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.
VERONICA ROTHI traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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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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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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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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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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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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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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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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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