It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
VERONICA ROTHTris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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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.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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Knowledge is power. Power to do evil…or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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