Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.

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In 'Insurgent' we realise how large the world really is

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You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.

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Just 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.

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My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger.

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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.

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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.

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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.

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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.

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