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Leave her out of this Why? Because you're doing her? Oh wait, I forgot. Stiffs don't do that sort of thing

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Before we sit down, he puts his mouth next to my ear and says, “I like your hair that way.
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Looking at her is like waking up.
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It seems like the rebellions never stop, in the city, in the compound, anywhere. There are just breaths between them, and foolishly, we call those breaths “peace.
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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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So small as to be negligible. It's strange, but there's something in that thought that makes me feel almost...free.
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I'm sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what's wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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Every tattoo I got with them is a mark of their friendship, and almost every time I have laughed in this dark place was because of them. I don’t want to lose them. But I feel like I have already.
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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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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
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Fear doesn't shut you down it wakes you up
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I used to think about giving my life up for things, but I didn't understand what 'giving your life' really was until it was right there, about to be taken from me
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It's not cruelty, maybe, but a desire to understand that motivates them.
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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 don’t always have to smack people in the face with how strong you are
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Sometimes I feel like there is so much to be afraid of, and sometimes I feel like there is nothing left to fear.
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Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you, I say. Controlling you is.
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I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.
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He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness afraid that he will make me bare too. ‘Is this scaring you, Tris?’ ‘No,’ I croak. I clear my throat. ‘Not really. I’m only…afraid of what I want.’ ‘What do you want?’ Then his face tightens. ‘Me?’ Slowly I nod.
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The only reason I haven't shot you yet is because he's the one who should get to do it, I say. Stay away from him or I'll decide I no longer care.
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