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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?

Veronica Roth

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 ROTH

Classmate Critic Get Hard Hear Internal Over Reality Sometimes Stuff Writer
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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Always Confine Control Leader Matter Mean One Terrific Think Trouble Way
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Burden Choose Forgiveness Share Someone Wrong Wrongdoing Yourself
I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
VERONICA ROTH

Against Around Bare Bend Blond Dissaper Feel Head Left Nothing Pain Protect Until Watch
Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
VERONICA ROTH

Bravery Cruelty Dishonest Does Kind Make Person Same Way
Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
VERONICA ROTH

Cry Eyes Face Inspect Like Look Narrowing Say
Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
VERONICA ROTH

Any Evil Excuse Human Important Reason Rely
How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
VERONICA ROTH

Before Broken Hurt Kind never Part Realize Strong
It 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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Again Embrace Ever Feel Gone Like Remind Same
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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Between Carelessly Contact Each Energy Every Feel Important Other People Point relief Rush Touch
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Back Every Hurt Know Love Purpose Second Truth
You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
VERONICA ROTH

Build Darkness Decide Even Laugh Laughter Light Remind Sometimes Trust
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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Abnegation Break Difficult Else Embroidery Habit Installed Single Something Think Thread Tugging Work
Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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Change Drastic Measure Require Sometimes
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.
VERONICA ROTH

Alive Chose First Free Perfect Place Remind
Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
VERONICA ROTH

Distance Even Silver

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