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There 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.

Veronica Roth

He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
VERONICA ROTH

Apply Away Dog Look Rule Stare Submissive
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Armor Bare Everyone Feel Gone Realize Really Secret See Until Wore
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Always Damage Each Other Even Learn Life One Escape Since Young
The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
VERONICA ROTH

Body Campfire Fire Fuel Inferno Rage
Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
VERONICA ROTH

Finally Keep Look Lose People Person Stare
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Been Clamor Dinner Hundred Hurt Laugh never Peace People Restrain Stomach Table Talk
I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
VERONICA ROTH

Always Around Aueezing Both Breathing Claw Feeling Grasp Monstrous Press Strange
If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
VERONICA ROTH

Akk Come Emotion End Let Little never Out
It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
VERONICA ROTH

Because First Hurt Other Pain People Right Wish
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Always Confine Control Leader Matter Mean One Terrific Think Trouble Way
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Alone Fraction Live Mother Once Purpose Reason Survive
I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
VERONICA ROTH

Country Curious Naturally People
But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
VERONICA ROTH

Also Each Learn Mended Other
Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
VERONICA ROTH

Dauntless Every Flaw Kill Mine Pride
The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
VERONICA ROTH

Back Every Hurt Know Love Purpose Second Truth
To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
VERONICA ROTH

Between Find Place Think Want Wise

There 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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There 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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