That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes, 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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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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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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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