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Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Knowledge
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Now she looks pale and small, but her eyes make me think of wide- open skies that I have never actually seen, only dreamed of.
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You're more than Dauntless, he says in a low voice. But if you want to be just like them, hurling yourself into ridiculous situations for no reason and retaliating against your enemies without any regard for what's ethical, go right ahead. I thought you were better than that, but maybe I was wrong.
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We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. He clears his throat. I continually struggle with kindness.
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He should be the one to die, part of me thinks. I don't want to lose him, another part argues. I don't know which part to believe.
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Well, half of half our faction.' 'In some circles they call that a quarter, Mar,' Lynn says.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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I don't have a bullet in my head, do I? So I'm fine.
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My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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He seems designed specifically for speed and deadly accuracy. But not strength, not particularly-he is smart, but not strong. Only strong enough to carry me.
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You won, Four mutters. Stop. I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide they look alarmed.
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Thank you for your honesty, Niles says. The Candor repeat the phrase under their breath. All around me are the words Thank you for your honesty at different volumes and pitches, and my anger begins to dissolve.
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