I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
VERONICA ROTHResisting is worth doing.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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.
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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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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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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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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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