Veronica Roth Quotes

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It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.

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If you are really one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward.

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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.

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Someone shouts, "Enough!" and I think too much and nothing at all.

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I brought you the truth about our city and the reason we are in it. If you aren't thanking me for it, you should at least do something about it instead of sitting here on this mess you made, pretending it's a throne!

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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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In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life.

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When I look at the Abnegation lifestyle as an outsider, I think it's beautiful. When I watch my family move in harmony; when we go to dinner parties and everyone cleans together afterward without having to be asked; when I see Caleb help strangers carry their groceries, I fall in love with this life all over again.

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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 should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril.

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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun? says Christina. Yes, says Will, looking puzzled. Didn't you?

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I'm surprised you know that," I say quietly, " since you left halfway through my one and only fight." "It wasn't something I wanted to watch." he says. What's that supposed to mean?

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We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.

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In some parts of the ancient world, the hawk symbolized the sun. Back when I got this, I figured if I always had the sun on me, I wouldn't be afraid of the dark

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I settle into their pace. The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes me believe that I could choose this. I could be subsumed into Abnegation's hive mind, projecting always outward.

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He kisses me again, more insistent this time, his hands squeezing my waist. His breaths, his body, my body, we are so close there is no difference.

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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.

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