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A sob racks my body again, and he wraps his arms around me so tightly I find it difficult to breathe, but it doesn't matter. My dignified weeping gives way to full-on ugliness, my mouth open and my face contorted and sounds like a dying animal coming from my throat. If this continues I will break apart, and maybe that would be better, maybe it would be better to shatter and bear nothing.
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I know that I am birdlike, made narrow and small as if for taking flight, built straight-waisted and fragile. But when he touches me like he can't bear to take his hand away, I don't wish I was any different.
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There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage - in controlling something, period.
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Those who blamed aggression formed Amity.'… 'Those who blamed ignorance became the Erudite.'… 'Those who blamed duplicity created Candor.'… 'Those who blamed selfishness made Abnegation.'… 'And those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless.
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Or you can stay frigid," says WIll, his green eyes glinting with mischief. "You know. If you want." Christina throws a roll at him. He catches it and bites it. "Don't be mean to her," she says. "Frigidity is in her nature. Sort of like being a know-it-all is in yours." "I am not frigid!" I exclaim. "Don't worry about it," says Will. It's endearing. Look you're all red.
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Four sits down on the edge of the carousel, leaning against a plastic horse's foot. His eyes lift to the sky, where there are no stars, only a round moon peking through a thin layer of clouds. The muscles in his arms are relaxed; his hand rests on the back of his neck. He looks almost comfortable, holding that gun to his shoulder. I close my eyes briefly. Why does he distract me so easily? I need to focus.
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You're not a coward just because you don't want to hurt people.
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For God's sake, Stiff," he says. "You don't have to follow me," I say staring at the maze of bars above me. I shove my foot onto the place where two bars cross and push myself up, grabbing another bar in the process. I sway for a second, my heart beating so hard I can't feel anything else. Every thought I have condenses into that heartbeat, moving at the same rhythm. "Yes, I do," he says.
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What irritates me most about him is his natural goodness, his inborn selflessness.
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Grabbing hold of facts in the midst of shock is very Erudite of him.
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Few people who are born into Abnegation choose to leave it. When they do, we remember.
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Because there might come a day when there is no flashlight, there is no gun, there is no guiding hand. And I want to be ready for it.
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I smirk as Peter misses again. I can't help myself. "Hey, Peter," I say, " Remember what a target is?
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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I'd rather eat out of a can than be strangled by a faction.
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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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Born:
August 19, 1988
(age 35)
Bio:
Veronica Roth is an American novelist and short story writer known for her debut New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, consisting of Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant; and Four: A Divergent Collection.
Known for:
Divergent (2011)
Allegiant (2013)
Four: A Divergent Collection (2014)
Carve the Mark (2017)
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