Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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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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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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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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Resisting is worth doing.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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Lies require commitment.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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My mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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