Lies require commitment.
VERONICA ROTHI’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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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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Change, like healing, takes time.
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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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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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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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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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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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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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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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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