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.
VERONICA ROTHDo remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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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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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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Lies require commitment.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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