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I'm Divergent. And I can't be controlled.

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
Divergent
Controlled

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I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient.
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Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be. I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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I only came for Cake -Tobias Eaton, Divergent
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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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My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.
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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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Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.
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You're afraid of heights,'I say. 'How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?' 'I ignore my fear,' he (Four) says. 'When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist.
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Being honest doesn't mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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He pulls me over the railing and against his chest, gathering me into his arms, easing an arm under my knees. I press my face into his shoulder, and there is a sudden, hollow silence.
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I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.
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Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm.
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You want him to walk? Caleb demands. Are you insane? Did I shoot him in the leg? I say. No. He walks. Where do we go, Peter?
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He gives me a conflicted look and touches his lips to my forehead, right between my eyebrows. I close my eyes. I don't understand this, whatever it is. But I don't want to ruin it, so I say nothing. He doesn't move he just stays there with his mouth pressed to my skin, and I stay there with my hands on his waist, for a long time.
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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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I feel acutely aware of how young I am. In a way that is good. It's productive. It makes me realise that I should be growing as a writer and a person.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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I feel myself acting like a lunatic, but I can't stop. It would be like refusing to breathe.
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Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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