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I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.

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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
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Veronica Anne Roth
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Eyes open, then, I say, tapping the skin between my eyebrows. I don’t really need her eyes to be on mine, but I feel better when they are.
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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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You need to be passionate about the creative work that you're doing, but you need to be kind of emotionally separated from how people react to it or how it does. Those things should be secondary, and primary should be your love of the creative act.
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You're more than Dauntless, he says in a low voice. But if you want to be just like them, hurling yourself into ridiculous situations for no reason and retaliating against your enemies without any regard for what's ethical, go right ahead. I thought you were better than that, but maybe I was wrong.
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Sometimes I just... want to see it again. Want to see you awake.
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Humans can't tolerate emptiness for long.
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You're too important to just... die.
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Candor does not provide us with protection, sustenance, or technological innovation. Therefore you are expendable to us.
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We may both be bad, but there’s a huge difference between us—I’m not content with being this way.
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Your daughter is doing well here. I've been overseeing her training. Since when does overseeing include throwing knives at me and scolding me at every opportunity?
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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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Noise and activity are the refuges of the bereaved and the guilty.
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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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So you're her brother? Says Linn. I guess we know who got the good genes.
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If Eric thinks I did something right, I must have done it wrong.
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though he does not touch me, he steadies me.
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His hand touches my waist, steadies me. The touch sends a shock through my body, and all my insides burn like his fingers ignited them. I pull close to him, pressing my body against his, and lift my head to kiss him.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn't care how much money a person makes.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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If you see someone in trouble, you should help them. Experiment or not.
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