That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
VERONICA ROTHTo 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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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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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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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Lies require commitment.
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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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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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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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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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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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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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