I ignore my fear,โ he says. โWhen I make decisions, I pretend it doesnโt exist.โ I stare at him for a second. I canโt help it. To me thereโs a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.
Veronica RothThen his eyes focus on something over my shoulder, and he starts walking. I turn to see Uriah jogging from the elevator bank. He is grinning. โHeard a rumor you were a dirty traitor,โ Uriah says. โYeah, whatever,โ says Zeke. They collide in an embrace that looks almost painful to me, slapping each otherโs backs and laughing with their fists clasped between them.
Veronica RothJust as I have insisted on his worth, he has always insisted on my strength, insisted that my capacity is greater than I believe. And I know, without being told, that's what love does, when it's right-it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be. This is right.
Veronica RothI canโt answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dogโs eyes in the aptitude test โ a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I canโt lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
Veronica Roth