To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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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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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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Since 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.
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“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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Change, like healing, takes time.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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Knowledge is power. Power to do evil…or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.
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