I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
VERONICA ROTHI wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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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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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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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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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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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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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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