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 ROTHMy mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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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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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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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 don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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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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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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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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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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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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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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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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