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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.

Veronica Roth

Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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Dauntless Every Flaw Kill Mine Pride
I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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Eat Force Go Long Lot Nap Take Think Unreasonable
My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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Caleb Everything Father Fireplace Help Homework Kid Mother Neighbour Peace Suppose
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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Answer Aptitude Atack Attack Dog Either Eyes Give Look Peace Question Remind Submission Test
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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Brave Happen Long Matter Real Someone Something Train Until
I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Stop Want Yourself
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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City Country Fun Look Map Memorize People Person Puzzle Say
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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Book Come Figure Hundred Learn Listen One Opinion Separate Want
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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Away Between Cloth Everything Exactly Know Layer Moment Peel Separate Strip Want
I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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Armor Bare Everyone Feel Gone Realize Really Secret See Until Wore
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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Ever Everyone Everything Greater Involve Known Love Sake Something Sometimes
Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Best Near Someone Sometimes Way
Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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Finally Keep Look Lose People Person Stare
I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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Around Chest Each Exactly Hand Memorize Mine Pressure Together Waist
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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Again Bad Do Like Wonder Over Sick Start Thing Wrong
Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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Certain Condition Direction Dozen Every Fraction Hard Learn Member Mind Most People Think Way

People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.

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