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“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I am selfish. I am brave.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless.
I am Divergent.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“It must require bravery to be honest all the time.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“...there is power in self-sacrifice.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined. I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me.

But if I saw her, I wouldn't recognize her.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“One Choice

One Choice, decided your friends.

One Choice, defines your beliefs.

One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever.

ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.”
― Veronica Roth , Divergent

“Lies require commitment.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“You know I'm getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“And is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave?”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Learning how to think in the midst of fear is a lesson that everyone needs to learn.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I did not know my soul until I saw it's reflection in your eyes.”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“Great love, you believe, carries the seeds of great sorrow.”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“Don't underestimate the power of events that happened a long time ago. That is the tragic flaw of modern man.”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“You owe me nothing, but I want everything.”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“If you let go of me now,” I whispered, stretching against him, “it could be another six hundred years before you find me again. Are you willing to take that risk?”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“It's what we call a dolce pazzia... a sweet madness. Once you feel it, you will never want to leave it.”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“...and whether or not we had now paid our dues, he was my blessing, and I was his...”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet

“...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see.”
― Anne Fortier, Juliet