We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
VERONICA ROTHYou won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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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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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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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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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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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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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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