I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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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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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Lies require commitment.
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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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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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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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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 kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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 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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