“But that wasn´t the first time I ever saw her. I saw her in the hallways at school, and at my mother’s false funeral, and walking the sidewalks in the Abnegation sector. I saw her, but I didn’t see her; no one saw her the way she truly was until she jumped.
I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.”
― Allegiant
I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.”
― Allegiant
“The first step to loving someone else is to recognize the evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.”
― Allegiant
― Allegiant
“Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.”
― Allegiant
― Allegiant
“She wanted to feel normal. She wanted to feel like everyone else. She wanted more than this even; she wanted to be pretty. She wanted to be like the girls who ran laps in gym class, climbed ropes, jumped, and were asked out on dates. When some girls were wondering if their shorts or skirts were too tight, Sarah was worried about her underpants: granny panties, she called them. When the prettiest and most popular were trying out for cheerleading or volleyball, Sarah went home and read, gorged herself between meals in front of her computer and television.”
― Appetite & Other Stories
― Appetite & Other Stories
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