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63a7a89	This is bizarre," I say. "I think it's beautiful," he says. I give him a look. "What?" He laughs a little. "They each have an equal role in government; they each feel equally responsible. And it makes them care; it makes them kind. I think that's beautiful."		Veronica Roth
75a63c7	To me there's a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.		Veronica Roth
69ba311	But Christina and I are not people who cry together; we're people who fight together. SO I hold my tears in.		Veronica Roth
7b816cd	I would rather be dead than empty		Veronica Roth
c1548d5	You want to see people as extremes. Bad or good, trustworthy or not. I understand. It's easier that way. But that isn't how people work.		Veronica Roth
b7bcf11	Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to.		Veronica Roth
45c26a8	I only came for Cake" -Tobias Eaton, Divergent"	divergent	Veronica Roth
0dd3466	This was the first place I everfelt strong. Every time I breathe this air I feel it again.		Veronica Roth
89276d3	Or maybe we'll make a home somewhere inside ourselves, to carry with us wherever we go- which is the way I carry my mother now.	tris memory	Veronica Roth
601f2ef	I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe.	tris-and-four divergent four veronica-roth	Veronica Roth
663ec20	Really? I thought the transfers will go through Four's landscape," says Uriah. "Like he would let anyone do that," she says, snorting. Something inside me gets warm and soft. He let me go through it."		Veronica Roth
f307f8f	I don't ..." I sound like I am being strangled. "My family is all dead, or traitors; how can I ..." I am not making any sense. The sobs take over my body, my mind, everything. He gathers me to him, and bathwater soaks my legs. His hold is tight. I listen to his heartbeat and, after a while, find a way to let the rhythm calm me. "I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. I said that once, before I went to Erudite headquarters, ..		Veronica Roth
cc7da36	I read somewhere, once, that crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity.		Veronica Roth
138bfa4	I feel more like myself. That is all I need: to remember who I am. And I am someone who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near-death experiences stop her.		Veronica Roth
7908209	The goal of my life isn't just... to be happy. 'Wouldn't it be easier if it was, though?		Veronica Roth
dee1126	I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were not at Amity headquarters. They often straddle the line between trust and stupidity.		Veronica Roth
13bd483	He is not sweet or gentle or particularly kind. But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. That is all I need to know.		Veronica Roth
d564695	she sighs, then breaks a piece off the muffin in my hand. 'Hey. There are plenty more just five feet to your right.' 'then you shouldn't be so concerned about losing some of yours.' she says, grinning. 'Fair enough.	tobias-eaton muffins tris-prior	Veronica Roth
31eeaae	You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes. "Not claustrophobic people, Tris!" He sounds desperate now. "Okay, okay." I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it's right over my heart. "Feel my heartbeat. Can you feel it?" "Yes." "Feel how steady it is?" "It's fast." "Yes, well, that has nothing to do with the box." I wince as soon as I'm done speaking. I just admitted to som..		Veronica Roth
5b6a6af	Dauntless,' he says. 'I was born for Abnegation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met her, and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.'	tobias-eaton tris-prior	Veronica Roth
73f2047	I may be in pain, but I am not weak.	strong-women strong-female-characters strong-heroine strong	Veronica Roth
fae2d92	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."	four tobias	Veronica Roth
6b25f69	I point at a window to my left, and it explodes. Particles of glass rain over us. 'You'll have to do better than that,' I say.		Veronica Roth
72b09aa	My name is Tobias Eaton," Tobias says. "I don't think you want to push me off this train." The effect of the name on the people in the car is immediate and bewildering: they lower their weapons. They exchange meaningful looks. "Eaton? Really?" Edward says, eyebrows raised. "I have to admit, I did not see that coming." He clears his throat. "Fine, you can come. But when we get to the city, you've got to come with us." Then he smiles a little..		Veronica Roth
2642532	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.		Veronica Roth
c1da120	Fear," she says, "is more powerful than pain."		Veronica Roth
f13c7d5	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.		Veronica Roth
155701e	Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.	love tobias-eaton tris	Veronica Roth
2b91375	Chaos and destruction do tend to take away a person's dating possibilities.	love possibility date tris tobias destruction	Veronica Roth
6d350e2	How can you fail a test you aren't allowed to prepare for?		Veronica Roth
d74a8fb	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.		Veronica Roth
195518f	I am fed up. I am fed up with tears and weakness. But there isn't much I can do to stop them.		Veronica Roth
79e0a24	How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?	tobias-eaton fourtris tris-prior	Veronica Roth
2fdc798	Morning," I say. "Shh," she says. "If you don't acknowledge it, maybe it will go away."	divergent mornings tris-and-tobias	Veronica Roth
7c4dbc0	A breeze blows through the alley, pushing me to one side, and I think of scaling the Ferris wheel with Tobias. He kept me steady then. There is no one left to keep me steady now.		Veronica Roth
8c677c4	The theory is that if you spill all your secrets, you'll have no desire to lie about anything, ever again. Like the worst about you is already in the open, so why not just be honest?		Veronica Roth
43ffd82	I feel like someone is pressing me into a mold that does not fit my body, forcing me intothe wrong shape.		Veronica Roth
3ea2c6e	What did you do?" This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him... "What did you do?" I scream. "You die, I die too...I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions."		Veronica Roth
831c3aa	Eric walks toward me, and I back away by instinct. I try not to be afraid of him, but I know how smart he is and that if I'm not careful he'll notice that I keep staring at her, and that will be my undoing.		Veronica Roth
e7c14ba	It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.	words phrases sentences	Veronica Roth
4f83a56	Stiff. That's why you're strong, get it? - Tobias Eaton	tobias-eaton stiff tris tobias	Veronica Roth
07179c0	Relax Beatrice, I've driven a car before.' MARCUS 'I've done a lot of things before, but that doesn't mean I'm any good at them!' TRIS	tris	Veronica Roth
fa92ac5	Caleb runs up to me and folds me carefully in his arms. I breathe a sigh of relief. I thought I had gotten to the point where I didn't need my brother anymore, but I don't think such a point actually exists.		Veronica Roth
69eb33b	I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than either.		Veronica Roth

63a7a89

This is bizarre," I say. "I think it's beautiful," he says. I give him a look. "What?" He laughs a little. "They each have an equal role in government; they each feel equally responsible. And it makes them care; it makes them kind. I think that's beautiful."

Veronica Roth

75a63c7

To me there's a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.

Veronica Roth

69ba311

But Christina and I are not people who cry together; we're people who fight together. SO I hold my tears in.

Veronica Roth

7b816cd

I would rather be dead than empty

Veronica Roth

c1548d5

You want to see people as extremes. Bad or good, trustworthy or not. I understand. It's easier that way. But that isn't how people work.

Veronica Roth

b7bcf11

Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to.

Veronica Roth

45c26a8

I only came for Cake" -Tobias Eaton, Divergent"

divergent

Veronica Roth

0dd3466

This was the first place I everfelt strong. Every time I breathe this air I feel it again.

Veronica Roth

89276d3

Or maybe we'll make a home somewhere inside ourselves, to carry with us wherever we go- which is the way I carry my mother now.

tris memory

Veronica Roth

601f2ef

I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe.

tris-and-four divergent four veronica-roth

Veronica Roth

663ec20

Really? I thought the transfers will go through Four's landscape," says Uriah. "Like he would let anyone do that," she says, snorting. Something inside me gets warm and soft. He let me go through it."

Veronica Roth

f307f8f

I don't ..." I sound like I am being strangled. "My family is all dead, or traitors; how can I ..." I am not making any sense. The sobs take over my body, my mind, everything. He gathers me to him, and bathwater soaks my legs. His hold is tight. I listen to his heartbeat and, after a while, find a way to let the rhythm calm me. "I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. I said that once, before I went to Erudite headquarters, ..

Veronica Roth

cc7da36

I read somewhere, once, that crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity.

Veronica Roth

138bfa4

I feel more like myself. That is all I need: to remember who I am. And I am someone who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near-death experiences stop her.

Veronica Roth

7908209

The goal of my life isn't just... to be happy. 'Wouldn't it be easier if it was, though?

Veronica Roth

dee1126

I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were not at Amity headquarters. They often straddle the line between trust and stupidity.

Veronica Roth

13bd483

He is not sweet or gentle or particularly kind. But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. That is all I need to know.

Veronica Roth

d564695

she sighs, then breaks a piece off the muffin in my hand. 'Hey. There are plenty more just five feet to your right.' 'then you shouldn't be so concerned about losing some of yours.' she says, grinning. 'Fair enough.

tobias-eaton muffins tris-prior

Veronica Roth

31eeaae

You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes. "Not claustrophobic people, Tris!" He sounds desperate now. "Okay, okay." I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it's right over my heart. "Feel my heartbeat. Can you feel it?" "Yes." "Feel how steady it is?" "It's fast." "Yes, well, that has nothing to do with the box." I wince as soon as I'm done speaking. I just admitted to som..

Veronica Roth

5b6a6af

Dauntless,' he says. 'I was born for Abnegation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met her, and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.'

tobias-eaton tris-prior

Veronica Roth

73f2047

I may be in pain, but I am not weak.

strong-women strong-female-characters strong-heroine strong

Veronica Roth

fae2d92

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."

four tobias

Veronica Roth

6b25f69

I point at a window to my left, and it explodes. Particles of glass rain over us. 'You'll have to do better than that,' I say.

Veronica Roth

72b09aa

My name is Tobias Eaton," Tobias says. "I don't think you want to push me off this train." The effect of the name on the people in the car is immediate and bewildering: they lower their weapons. They exchange meaningful looks. "Eaton? Really?" Edward says, eyebrows raised. "I have to admit, I did not see that coming." He clears his throat. "Fine, you can come. But when we get to the city, you've got to come with us." Then he smiles a little..

Veronica Roth

2642532

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.

Veronica Roth

c1da120

Fear," she says, "is more powerful than pain."

Veronica Roth

f13c7d5

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.

Veronica Roth

155701e

Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.

love tobias-eaton tris

Veronica Roth

2b91375

Chaos and destruction do tend to take away a person's dating possibilities.

love possibility date tris tobias destruction

Veronica Roth

6d350e2

How can you fail a test you aren't allowed to prepare for?

Veronica Roth

d74a8fb

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.

Veronica Roth

195518f

I am fed up. I am fed up with tears and weakness. But there isn't much I can do to stop them.

Veronica Roth

79e0a24

How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?

tobias-eaton fourtris tris-prior

Veronica Roth

2fdc798

Morning," I say. "Shh," she says. "If you don't acknowledge it, maybe it will go away."

divergent mornings tris-and-tobias

Veronica Roth

7c4dbc0

A breeze blows through the alley, pushing me to one side, and I think of scaling the Ferris wheel with Tobias. He kept me steady then. There is no one left to keep me steady now.

Veronica Roth

8c677c4

The theory is that if you spill all your secrets, you'll have no desire to lie about anything, ever again. Like the worst about you is already in the open, so why not just be honest?

Veronica Roth

43ffd82

I feel like someone is pressing me into a mold that does not fit my body, forcing me intothe wrong shape.

Veronica Roth

3ea2c6e

What did you do?" This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him... "What did you do?" I scream. "You die, I die too...I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions."

Veronica Roth

831c3aa

Eric walks toward me, and I back away by instinct. I try not to be afraid of him, but I know how smart he is and that if I'm not careful he'll notice that I keep staring at her, and that will be my undoing.

Veronica Roth

e7c14ba

It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.

words phrases sentences

Veronica Roth

4f83a56

Stiff. That's why you're strong, get it? - Tobias Eaton

tobias-eaton stiff tris tobias

Veronica Roth

07179c0

Relax Beatrice, I've driven a car before.' MARCUS 'I've done a lot of things before, but that doesn't mean I'm any good at them!' TRIS

tris

Veronica Roth

fa92ac5

Caleb runs up to me and folds me carefully in his arms. I breathe a sigh of relief. I thought I had gotten to the point where I didn't need my brother anymore, but I don't think such a point actually exists.

Veronica Roth

69eb33b

I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than either.

Veronica Roth