Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
VERONICA ROTHTris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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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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Sometimes, 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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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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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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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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