You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if youโre prepared to defend yourself.
Veronica RothWhat is it with you today?โ says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face. โOh, you know,โ I say. โSun shining. Birds chirping.โ She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
Veronica RothTo live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community. My mother once told me that we canโt survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldnโt want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
Veronica RothUriah drops his tray next to me. It is loaded with beef stew and chocolate cake. I stare at the cake pile. โThere was cake?โ I say, looking at my own plate, which is more sensibly stocked than Uriahโs. โYeah, someone just brought it out. Found a couple boxes of the mix in the back and baked it,โ he says. โYou can have a few bites of mine.โ โA few bites? So youโre planning on eating that mountain of cake by yourself?โ โYes.โ He looks confused. โWhy?โ โNever mind.
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