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 ROTHSince I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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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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It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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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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I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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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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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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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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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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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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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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