The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
VERONICA ROTHKnowledge 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 know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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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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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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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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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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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’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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