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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.

Veronica Roth

You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
VERONICA ROTH

Believe Better Life Make Thing True
“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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Eyebrow Know Raise Remind Shine Sun Tunnel Underground
All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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Being Everything Pretend Right Stand Still Stop True
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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Before Broken Hurt Kind never Part Realize Strong
I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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Armor Bare Everyone Feel Gone Realize Really Secret See Until Wore
There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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Brave Many Way World
Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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Dauntless Every Flaw Kill Mine Pride
We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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Again Familiar Feels Kiss Time
I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
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Anything Believe Come Correct Depend Rack Transgression
Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
VERONICA ROTH

Any Evil Excuse Human Important Reason Rely
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Away Between Cloth Everything Exactly Know Layer Moment Peel Separate Strip Want
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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Again Bad Do Like Wonder Over Sick Start Thing Wrong
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.
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Air Breathe Close Corner Look Mouth Nail Remember replace Same Smile Tug
Lies require commitment.
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Commitment Less Require
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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Certain Condition Direction Dozen Every Fraction Hard Learn Member Mind Most People Think Way
I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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Again Empty Feel Grief Monster Space Stomach Use Writing

I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.

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