It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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.
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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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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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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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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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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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