When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
VERONICA ROTHCruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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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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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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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Knowledge 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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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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