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The theory is that if you spill all your secrets, you'll have no desire to lie about anything, ever again. Like the worst about you is already in the open, so why not just be honest?

Veronica Roth

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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
Lying
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Secrets
Theory
Anything
Already
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I'm going to stop a revolution,'' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me.
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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that something is a fake bathroom break.
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Some people believe that I will go nowhere, and maybe they're right, but maybe they're not.
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I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay.
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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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Don't pretend, I say Breathily. You know I'm not. I'm not ugly, but I am certainly not pretty. Fine. You're not pretty. So? He kisses my cheek. I like how you look. You're deadly smart. You're brave.
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Why do you say vague things if you don't want to be asked about them?
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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I notice, however, that Peter only pretends to inject himself—when he presses the plunger down, the fluid runs down his throat, and he wipes it casually with a sleeve. I wonder what it feels like to volunteer to forget everything.
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You look older.” “Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person.
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I kiss him as the train slides into unlit, uncertain land. I kiss him for as long as I want, for longer than I should, given that my brother sits three feet away from me.
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I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent.
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I respect you more than anyone. But right now I’m wondering what bothers you more, that I made a stupid decision or that I didn’t make your decision.
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