What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Squeezes, then lets go. His eyes are bloodshot; he is pale. “What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him, struggling against Peter’s grip, though his hands chafe. “What did you do?” I scream. “You die, I die too” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.
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VERONICA ROTH All three combined is...a different kind of stupid formerly unheard of by humankind. VERONICA ROTH My natural tendency toward sarcasm is still not appreciated. VERONICA ROTH I try not to walk out of the room too fast. When the dormitory door closes behind me, I touch a hand... VERONICA ROTH I know what it is to become something you hate, I know how it hurts. But life is full of hurt. And y... VERONICA ROTH I can see brown-tinged water rushing through one pipe, disappearing into the machine, and emerging c... VERONICA ROTH Desperation can make a person do surprising things. VERONICA ROTH I like to think I'm helping them by hating them. I'm reminding them that they aren't God's gift to h... VERONICA ROTH Caleb,' I say. 'I love you. VERONICA ROTH If she's in pain now she doesn't show it; she just closes her eyes and surrenders, and that is worse... VERONICA ROTH Here, I've learned to defend myself, I've learned to be stronger, but one thing I haven't ... VERONICA ROTH You chose us. Now we have to choose you. VERONICA ROTH I do know who you are. I just needed to be reminded. VERONICA ROTH You look older.” “Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person. VERONICA ROTH Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if... VERONICA ROTH You die, I die too.” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made... VERONICA ROTH I would like to experience this 'date' phenomenon. VERONICA ROTH In them we find administrators and teachers and counselors and leaders and protectors. In them we fi... VERONICA ROTH If we stay together, I'll have to forgive you over and over again, and if you're still in this, you'... VERONICA ROTH Why is your heart racing Tris? VERONICA ROTH Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something ab... VERONICA ROTH I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave ... VERONICA ROTH One thing I know: For helping me forget how awful the world is, I prefer her to alcohol. VERONICA ROTH It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without... VERONICA ROTH What did you do?" I scream. "You die, I die too. VERONICA ROTH His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like t... VERONICA ROTH Scrubbing the floor when no one else wanted to was something that my mother would have done. If I ca... VERONICA ROTH I am afraid that if I start to sob, I will never stop until I shrivel up like a raisin. VERONICA ROTH I'll be your family now." ~ Tobis 'Four VERONICA ROTH It's not often real that you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest part ... VERONICA ROTH She must love me, to worry about me. She must still be capable of love. VERONICA ROTH In that moment I’m able to accept the inevitability of how I feel, though not with joy. I need to ... VERONICA ROTH It's not cruelty, maybe, but a desire to understand that motivates them. VERONICA ROTH Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it. VERONICA ROTH Yeah. Good.” I clear my throat. “So, this plan. It’s kind of stupid, right?” “It’s ... VERONICA ROTH Christina and I don't speak, but I know our thoughts are the same, fixed on Uriah, on his last breat... VERONICA ROTH You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward. VERONICA ROTH I'm Divergent. And I can't be controlled. VERONICA ROTH There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life f... VERONICA ROTH I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else availab... VERONICA ROTH Can you tell me where to find Tobias'? I ask. When I imagine his face, affection for him bubbles up ... VERONICA ROTH A brave man acknowledges the strength of others. VERONICA ROTH I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both. VERONICA ROTH In my own relationships, I know that I should break up with someone who doesn't encourage me to ... VERONICA ROTH She said that everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recogniz... VERONICA ROTH You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes. "... VERONICA ROTH It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an ... VERONICA ROTH