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The opinions of others cannot damage you.

Veronica Roth

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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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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You know what mom told me once? She said that everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recognize the same evil in ourselves, so we're able to forgive them.
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It happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Do it fast, you pansycake.
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I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and people die. People die, and we move on to the next dangerous thing. The sooner that lesson sinks in, the better chance I have at surviving initiation.
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I might be in love with you. He smiles a little. I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.
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I didn't realize until that moment that Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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I would rather be dead than empty
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I pout my lower lip for a second, but then I grin as the pieces come together in my mind. THAT'S why you like me! I exclaim. Because you're not very nice either! It makes so much more sense now.
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Four! I call out. Why am I calling a number? Oh yes. Because that's his name. — Tris.
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Maybe forgiveness is just the continual pushing aside of bitter memories, until time dulls the hurt and anger, and the wrong is forgotten.
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I want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead.
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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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All three combined is...a different kind of stupid formerly unheard of by humankind.
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I used to go outside every day and invent these elaborate worlds and scenarios in my head, and when I grew too old for playing pretend, I started to write everything down instead.
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Four: Be brave Tris. The first time is always the hardest.
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Pride blinds people to the truth of what they are.
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Any idiot can stand in front of a target, I say. It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall is a sign of cowardice Then it should be easy for you, Eric sys. If you're willing ot take his place.
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