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1 " Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames. "
― Veronica Roth , Divergent (Divergent, #1)
2 " I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me. "
― Veronica Roth , Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
3 " I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us. "
4 " I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could. "
5 " But when I do feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I think I cry, then, or at least I want to, and everything inside me screams for just one more kiss, one more word, one more glance, one more. "
6 " I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me. "
7 " We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief. "
8 " Eric called Al's suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother's death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option. "
9 " I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both. "
10 " No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens. "
― Veronica Roth , Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
11 " One ChoiceOne Choice, decided your friends.One Choice, defines your beliefs.One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever.ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU "
12 " The person you became with her is worth being. "
13 " Dead people can be our heroes because they cant disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them. "
― Veronica Roth , Four: A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1-0.4)
14 " Because inside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom.. and as hard as I try, I cannot kill it. "
15 " Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other "
― Veronica Roth
16 " What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Squeezes, then lets go. His eyes are bloodshot; he is pale. “What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him, struggling against Peter’s grip, though his hands chafe. “What did you do?” I scream. “You die, I die too” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions. "
17 " 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. Caleb's betrayal is something we both carry, and since he did it, all I've wanted is for him to take its weight away from me. I am not sure that I'm capable of shouldering it all myself - not sure that I am strong enough, or good enough. "
18 " Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it. "
19 " What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are stillswollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.”She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an undergroundtunnel. "
20 " I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose. "
