The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
VERONICA ROTHWithout a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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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 know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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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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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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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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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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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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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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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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