Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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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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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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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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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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Knowledge is power. Power to do evil…or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.
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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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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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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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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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