"I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken."

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Veronica Roth

#Mean Quotes #Broken Quotes #Tobias Quotes

“Over-sentimentality, over-softness, in fact washiness and mushiness are the great dangers of this age and of this people. Unless we keep the barbarian virtues, gaining the civilized ones will be of little avail.”
“Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.”
“Don't blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there's this new club called civilization and you guys should join.”
“Life can give you strength. Strength can come from facing the storms of life, from knowing loss, feeling sadness and heartache, from falling into the depths of grief. You must stand up in the storm. You must face the wind and the cold and the darkness. When the storm blows hard you must stand firm, for it is not trying to knock you down, it is really trying to teach you to be strong.”
“Regret is unnecessary. Think before you act.”
“Depth must be hidden. Where? On the surface.”

Source : Hugo Von Hofmannsthal (2008). “The Whole Difference: Selected Writings of Hugo von Hofmannsthal”, p.148, Princeton University Press
“It's feeling the sense of responsibility, the sense of ownership, to step in, to try to solve any problem - and the humility to step back and embrace the better ideas of others. Your end goal, is what can we do together to problem-solve. I've contributed my piece, and then I step back.”
“It's bad biology to rob nonhuman animals of their emotional lives.”

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