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.
VERONICA ROTHIn order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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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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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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