Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
VERONICA ROTHCruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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