Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
VERONICA ROTHHe stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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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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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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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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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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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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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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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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