I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
VERONICA ROTHAt home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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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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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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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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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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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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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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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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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