How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
VERONICA ROTHResisting is worth doing.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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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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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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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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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Lies require commitment.
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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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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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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