Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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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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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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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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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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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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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