I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.
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I thought the most you pe... VERONICA ROTH I fit my mouth to his and he tastes like water and smells like fresh air. I drag my hand from his ne... VERONICA ROTH Come on,'he says.' I have something else to show you. VERONICA ROTH Why is your heart racing Tris? VERONICA ROTH You don't have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can't... VERONICA ROTH Your daughter is doing well here. I've been overseeing her training." Since when does "overseei... VERONICA ROTH I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. (....) He stares at me. I wait wi... VERONICA ROTH People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought. VERONICA ROTH Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something ab... VERONICA ROTH Now she looks pale and small, but her eyes make me think of wide- open skies that I have never actua... VERONICA ROTH I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken. VERONICA ROTH In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay. VERONICA ROTH All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can... VERONICA ROTH I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave ... VERONICA ROTH Simulation Tobias kisses my neck. I try to think. I have to face the fear. I have to take... VERONICA ROTH He slides his hand over my cheek, one finger anchored behind my ear. Then he tilts his head down and... VERONICA ROTH Okay, okay.” I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it’s right over my heart. ... VERONICA ROTH Resisting is worth doing. VERONICA ROTH Someone shouts, "Enough!" and I think too much and nothing at all. VERONICA ROTH I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. VERONICA ROTH One thing I know: For helping me forget how awful the world is, I prefer her to alcohol. VERONICA ROTH I never used to understand why people bothered to hold hands as they walked, but then he runs one of... VERONICA ROTH It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without... VERONICA ROTH One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you. VERONICA ROTH It is more important for you to be safe than right, for the time being. Understand? (...) But please... VERONICA ROTH Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most... VERONICA ROTH My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem. VERONICA ROTH And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experien... VERONICA ROTH He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make ... VERONICA ROTH Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried ... VERONICA ROTH Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something." "Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your h... VERONICA ROTH You nearly died today,' he says. 'I almost shot you. Why didn't you shoot me, Tris?' 'I couldn'... VERONICA ROTH I release the trigger of my gun and drop it. Before I can lose my nerve, I turn and press my forehea... VERONICA ROTH We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for anothe... VERONICA ROTH Now i remember why I chose Dauntless. Not because they were brave or anything. But because they were... VERONICA ROTH The knife will only hurt for a moment. Then your choice will be made, and it will all be over. VERONICA ROTH Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you," I say. "Controlling you is. VERONICA ROTH But you should know that about Dauntless- girl, guy, whatever, it doesn't matter here. What matters ... VERONICA ROTH