The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
VERONICA ROTHBecause even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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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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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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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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