If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
VERONICA ROTHYou believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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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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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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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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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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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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