There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
VERONICA ROTHIt 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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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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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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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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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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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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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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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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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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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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.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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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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