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Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I want to be.I can.I believe it.

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If they told us what to believe, and we didn't come to it on our own, is it still true?

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I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken.

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If she's in pain now she doesn't show it; she just closes her eyes and surrenders, and that is worse than her screaming for help, somehow.

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We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.

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Sometimes I forget that I can hurt you. That you are capable of being hurt

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Are you asking me to undress, Tris?'A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially

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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them. I am terrified and I don't even know of what...more

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Aren’t you going to ask me if I’m all right?” I say.“No, I’m pretty sure you’re not all right.”He shakes his head. “I’m going to ask you not to make a...more

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That night we push our cots just a little closer together, and look into each other's eyes in the moments before we fall asleep. When he finally drift...more

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If you see someone in trouble, you should help them. Experiment or not.

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I just wanted to thank you' he says, his voice low.'A group of scientists told you that my genes were damaged, that there was something wrong with me ...more

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I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that’s tr...more

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My mother wasn't a fool," I say. "She just understood something you didn't. That it's not sacrifice if it's someone else's life you're giving away, it...more

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But when I do feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I think I cry, then, or at least I want to, and everythi...more