That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
VERONICA ROTHIt doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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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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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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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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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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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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