Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
VERONICA ROTHWe can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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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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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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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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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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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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