I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and people die. People die, and we move on to the next dangerous thing. The sooner that lesson sinks in, the better chance I have at surviving initiation.
Veronica RothBut I killed a man just like my mother did. David says itโs okay because I didnโt mean to, and because he was about to kill that little kid. But Iโm pretty sure my mom didnโt mean to kill my dad, either, so what difference does that make, meaning or not meaning to do something? Accident or on purpose, the result is the same, and thatโs one fewer life than there should be in the world.
Veronica RothAbout when to let others sacrifice themselves for you, even if its selfish. They say that if the sacrifice is the ultimate way for that person to show you that they love you, let them do it.
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