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"You think giving you a hug would give away too much?" he says. "You know," I say. "I really don't care." I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his. It is the best moment of my life."
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four
tris
tobias
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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"You're not very nice," I say, grinning. "You're one to talk." "Hey, I could be nice if I tried." "Hmm." He taps his chin. "Say something nice, then." "You're very good-looking." He smiles, his teeth a flash in this dark. "I like this 'nice' thing."
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humour
divergent
tris-and-tobias
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tris
tobias
divergent-series
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veronica roth |
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Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my nature to expect the worst of them. And the second is that I am unexpectedly good with computers.
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dauntless
knowing-a-person
four
tobias
suspicious
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Veronica Roth |
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You nearly died today,' he says. 'I almost shot you. Why didn't you shoot me, Tris?' 'I couldn't do that,' I say. 'It would have been like shooting myself.' He looks pained and leans closer to me, so his lips brush mine when he speaks.
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four
tris
tobias
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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"Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something." "Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your heart racing Tris?" I cringe and say, "Well, I...I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against you in a box, Four, what do you think?"... "Maybe you were cut out for Candor," he says, "because you're a terrible liar."
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love
divergent
four
tris-prior
veronica-roth
cute
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Veronica Roth |
6b654ee
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The person you became with her is worth being.
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life
christina
four
tobias
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Veronica Roth |
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"Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be." "That's not entirely true." He smiles at me. "That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?"... "You've been paying close attention, haven't you?" "I like to observe people/" "Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar."
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love
divergent
four
tobias
tris-prior
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
dc7d8e7
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A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.
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dauntless
four
tris
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Veronica Roth |
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We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness.
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inspirational
four
tris
tobias
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Veronica Roth |
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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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four
tris
tobias
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
2c5b2bb
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I don't know how long it takes for me to realize that isn't going to happen, that she is gone. But when I do I feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I think I cry, then, or at least I want to, and everything inside me screams for just one more kiss, one more word, one more glance, one more.
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beatrice-prior
tobias-eaton
four
tris
tobias
allegiant-quotes
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Veronica Roth |
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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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love
four
tris
touch
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Veronica Roth |
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He slides his hand over my cheek, one finger anchored behind my ear. Then he tilts his head down and kisses me, sending a warm ache through my body. I wrap my hands around his arm, holding him there as long as I can. When he touches me, the hollowed-out feeling in my chest and stomach is not as noticeable.
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insurgent
four
tris
tobias
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Veronica Roth |
8332b30
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"I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. (....) He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again." "Tobias," I say, "I love you."
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family
love
tobias-and-tris
insurgent
tobias-eaton
four
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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"My name is Four," I say. "Call me 'Stiff' again and you and I will have a problem."
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tobias-eaton
the-transfer
four
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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It is more important for you to be safe than right, for the time being. Understand? (...) But please, when you see an opportunity...ruin them
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four
tobias
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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If we stay together, I'll have to forgive you over and over again, and if you're still in this, you'll have to forgive me over and over again too. So forgiveness isn't the point. What I really should have been trying to figure out is whether we were still good for each other or not
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beatrice-prior
tobias-eaton
four
tris
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Veronica Roth |
71cda0d
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Dead people can be our heroes because they cant disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.
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heroes
death
life
the-traitor
tobias-eaton
fourtris
divergent
four
tris-prior
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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"Tris," he says. "What did they do to you? You're acting like a lunatic." "That's not very nice of you to say," I say. "They put me in a good mood, that's all. And now I really want to kiss you, so if you could just relax-"
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funny
tobias-and-tris
insurgent
tobias-eaton
four
tris
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
6efc52d
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One thing I know: For helping me forget how awful the world is, I prefer her to alcohol.
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beatrice-prior
insurgent
tobias-eaton
divergent
four
tris
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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"I touch her cheek to slow the kiss down, holding her mouth on mine so I can feel every place where our lips touch and every place where they pull away. I savor the air we share in the second afterwards and the slip of her nose across mine. I think of something to say, but it is too intimate, so I swallow it. A moment later I decide I don't care. "I wish we were alone," I say as I back out of the cell. She smiles. "I almost always wish that."
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kiss
love
four
tris
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Veronica Roth |
96bcf88
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I don't need to relive my fears anymore. All I need to do now is try to overcome them.
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inspire
overcome-overcome
four
tobias
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Veronica Roth |
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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tobias-eaton
four
tobias
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
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"Don't worry about me handling the pain," I say. "I've had a lot of practice."
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tobias-eaton
the-transfer
four
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
ab8b9ee
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In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay.
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tobias-eaton
four
tobias
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
601f2ef
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I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe.
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tris-and-four
divergent
four
veronica-roth
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Veronica Roth |
fae2d92
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"Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that "something" is a fake bathroom break."
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four
tobias
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Veronica Roth |
65cbe8c
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People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.
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fear
four
tobias
marcus
father
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Veronica Roth |
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Do I look like I've been crying?' I say. 'Hmm.' He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he's inspecting my face. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. 'No, Tris,' he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, 'You look tough as nails.
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four
veronica
tobias
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Veronica Roth |
60a0fc9
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It's happened many times before. Usually it results in an exceptional and gifted human. Some of the greatest figures in Earth's history were actually the product of humans and the Loric, including Buddha, Aristotle, Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein... Aprodite, Apollo, Hermes, and Zeus were all real, and had one Loric parent
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