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We 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.

Veronica Roth

I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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Cowardice Cruelty Ferocity Trade Weakness
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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Always Damage Each Other Even Learn Life One Escape Since Young
Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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Arm Around Both Enjoy Obedient Say Slip Smile Waist Wall
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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Call Eat Eternal Invincible Powerful Race
The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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Change People Plan Truth Ways
I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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All Ask Complete Done Forgiveness List never Suppose Sure Thing Time
He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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Apply Away Dog Look Rule Stare Submissive
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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About Burts Fall Feel Flame Like Liquid Make Realize Something
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
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
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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Collection Densem Few Inch Like Look Sometimes Taller Torsos World
I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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Stop Want Yourself
You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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Believe Better Life Make Thing True
Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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Control Kill Thing Worst
Change, like healing, takes time.
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Change Heat Like Take Time
Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Away Grief Guilt heavy More

We 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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We 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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