In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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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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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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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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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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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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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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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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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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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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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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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