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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More Veronica Roth Quotes
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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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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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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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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“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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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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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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.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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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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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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