Resisting is worth doing.
VERONICA ROTHThere is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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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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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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My mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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 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.
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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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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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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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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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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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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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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