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21 " But then he stops at the door frame and says, It's 9:24. Telling me the time is a small act of betrayal-and therefore an ordinary act of bravery. It is maybe the first time I've seen Peter be truly Dauntless. "
― Veronica Roth , Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
22 " And there were some things I didn't know I had until I lost them. "
23 " And what this is, I realize, is life. I don't want it. I want my parents and I have for weeks. I've been trying to claw my way back to them, and now I am so close and he is telling me not to. "
24 " I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am. "
25 " Crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion.I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. "
26 " I fit my mouth to his and he tastes like water and smells like fresh air. I drag my hand from his neck to the small of his back and put it under his shirt. He kisses me harder. "
27 " How do you stop conflict without conflict? "
28 " So you’re her brother?” says Lynn. “I guess we know who got the good genes.”I laugh at the expression on Caleb’s face, his mouth drawn into a slight pucker and his eyes wide. "
29 " Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like. "
30 " I can pretend to be brave, but I'm not "
31 " I also don't believe that whatever come after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions-that sounds too much like an Erudite afterlife to me, all accuracy and no feeling. "
32 " I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I've done, but I'm sure my list would never be complete. I also don't believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions...I don't believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all. "
33 " He smells safe, too, like sunlit walks in the orchard and silent breakfastsin the dining hall. And in the moments before I drift off to sleep, I almost forget about our war-torn city and all the conflict that willcome to find us soon, if we don’t find it first. "
34 " How strange that something so simple could have been instrumental in my decision to ruin one of my most relationships and friendships, and damage another. "
35 " Sleep,” he says. “I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.” “With what?” “My bare hands, obviously. "
36 " Got that gun?” Peter says to Tobias. “No,” says Tobias, “I figured I would shoot the bullets out of my nostrils, so I left it upstairs. "
37 " 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. "
38 " Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged. "
39 " I am his, and he is mine, and it has been that way all along. "
40 " The truth has a way of changing people's plans. "