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 ROTHLooking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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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.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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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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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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Lies require commitment.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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