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.
VERONICA ROTHI think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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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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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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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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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