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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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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Defending
Whisper
Shouting
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That’s one way of looking at it. I prefer to look at it another way—which is that if they are persistent enough, even tiny drops of water, over time, can change the rock forever. And it will never change back.
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I know some things--I know that I'm not alone, that I have friends, that I'm in love. I know that I don't want to die, and for me that's something--more than I could have said a few weeks ago.
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I know I belong in Dauntless because everything I did in that aptitude test told me so. I'm loyal to my faction for that reason -- because there's nowhere else I could possibly be. But her? And you? She shakes her head. I have no idea who you're loyal to. And I'm not going to pretend like everything's okay.
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Oh. I just assumed... That because I am so absorbed by him everyone must be too.
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Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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My name will be Edith Proir, she says. And there is much I am happy to forget.
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I met him while I was imprisoned, I say, and my voice sounds far away even to me. I was just curious. I wouldn't judge him too harshly, says Fernando. Jeanine can be extraordinarily persuasive to those who aren't naturally suspicious. I have always been naturally suspicious. ... Yeah, I say. So have I.
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You know I'm getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.
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I am proud. It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave
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I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.
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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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Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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You always look like someone's sucked the life right out of you when something fascinates you. -Tris
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Nothing else is alright. But we are. -Tobias
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It is amazing how pretending to be in a different faction changes everything -- even the way I walk. That must be why it's so strange that I could easily belong in three of them.
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He leans his face close to mine and wraps his fingers around my chin. His hand smells like metal. When was the last time he held a gun, or a knife?
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Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
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I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important.
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If we stay together, I'll have to forgive you over and over again, and if you're still in this, you'll have to forgive me over and over again too. So forgiveness isn't the point. What I really should have been trying to figure out is whether we were still good for each other or not
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