It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
VERONICA ROTHHow have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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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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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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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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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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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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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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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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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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