“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”
― Insurgent
― Insurgent
“My mother just wanted me to forget it. So, of course, every word was immediately, irrevocably branded into my brain.”
― Mockingjay
― Mockingjay
“I swallowed. “Mum, you’re not going to get divorced, are you?” Her eyes shot open. “Divorced? I’m a good Catholic girl, Louisa. We don’t divorce. We just make our men suffer for all eternity.” She waited just for a moment, and then she started to laugh.”
― After You
― After You
“A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt as dangerous.”
― The Cuckoo's Calling
― The Cuckoo's Calling
“Perfection was a surface thing. The epidermis. Cut a few layers deep, you begin to see some darker shades.”
― Pines
― Pines
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