So how can I hold Tobiasโs desperation against him, like Iโm better than him, like Iโve never let my own brokenness blind me?
Veronica RothI think I speak for everyone," he says, "when I say you have earned the title of Dauntless".
Veronica RothIt happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt.
Veronica RothAl walks in, and I don't even have to ask him to help me, he just walks over and strips bedding with me. i will have to scrub the frame later. Al carries the stack of sheets to the trash and together we walk toward the training room. "Ignore him," Al says. "He's an idiot, and if you don't get angry, he'll stop eventually.
Veronica RothToday you will choose your factions. Until this point you have followed your parentsโ paths, your parentsโ rules. Today you will find your own path, make your own rules.
Veronica RothWhen you're a teenager, everything seems like the end of the world, and I don't think that's necessarily a silly thing. You're waking up and becoming aware that the world has problems and those problems affect you, whereas when you're young they don't seem to affect you that much even if you're aware of them. This dystopian trend picks up on that little part of your life where everything feels really extreme and it honors that part of your life and says, "Yeah. It is the end of the world. Look at it."
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