All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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.
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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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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.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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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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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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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