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I wish I could say I felt guilty for what I did. I don't.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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And then the screaming begins.
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Living without virtues is to live divorced from society, seperated from the most important thing in life, community.
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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.
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I am a child. I am two feet tall, and asking if she loves me.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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You want him to walk? Caleb demands. Are you insane? Did I shoot him in the leg? I say. No. He walks. Where do we go, Peter?
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I love you. He frowns. Say it again. Tobias, I say. I love you.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics.
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The first step to loving someone else is to recognize the evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.
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He bends over to untie his shoes. “So, have you been ostracized from your little crowd of devotees?” “No,” I say automatically. Then I add, “Maybe. But they aren’t my devotees.” “Please. They’re like the Cult of Four.” I can’t help but laugh. “Jealous? Wish you had a Cult of Psychopaths to call your very own?
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I note how calm she looks and how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of losing herself. I can't say the same of myself.
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And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.
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You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself.
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I also wanted to ask you if we can talk to the Erudite you're keeping safe here, I say. I know they're hidden, but I need access to them. And what do you intend to do? she says. Shoot them, I say, rolling my eyes. That isn't funny.
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There is a reason you don’t know all the things I know. -Marcus Eaton
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Courageous? Courageous would have been admitting weakness and leaving Dauntless, no matter what shame accompanied it. Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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My Tris should look pale and small--she is pale and small, after all--but instead the room is full of her.
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