Tris Quotes

• You nearly died today,' he says. 'I almost shot you. Why didn't you shoot me, Tris?' 'I couldn't do that,' I say. 'It would have been like shooting myself.' He looks pained and leans closer to me, so his lips brush mine when he speaks.

  Veronica Roth

  Looks, Shooting, Today

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• Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.

  Veronica Roth

  Eye, Air, Nails

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• Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially

  Veronica Roth

  Laughing, Asking, Nervous

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• There's a reason why she left them, Lauren," he says. His voice is deep, and it rumbles. "What's your name?" "Um..." I don't know why I hesitate. But "Beatrice" just doesn't sound right anymore. "Think about it," he says, a faint smile curling his lips. " You don't get to pick again." A new place, a new name. I can be remade here. "Tris," I say firmly.

  Veronica Roth

  Thinking, Names, Voice

  Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.38, Harper Collins

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• You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes. "Not claustrophobic people, Tris.

  Veronica Roth

  Girl, Eye, Boys

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• Why is your heart racing Tris?

  Veronica Roth

  Heart, Racing, Candor

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• Four: Be brave Tris. The first time is always the hardest.

  Veronica Roth

  Brave, Four, Firsts

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• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  Mark Dunn

  Dog, Uncles, Lazy

  Mark Dunn (2010). “Ella Minnow Pea”, p.8, MP Publishing

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• If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.

  Tris Speaker

  Baseball, Baby, Toys

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.

  Tris Speaker

  Baseball, Luck, Baseball Managers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness.

  Veronica Roth

  Kindness, Smart, Struggle

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• I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.

  Veronica Roth

  Smart, Brave, Divergent

  "Divergent and the Gospel (Part II): Vanquishing Weakness, Cultivating Strength" by Jacob Myers, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2014.

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• I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than either.

  Veronica Roth

  Brave, Divergent, Selfless

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• I love you." He frowns. "Say it again." "Tobias," I say. "I love you.

  Veronica Roth

  Love You, Divergent, Tobias

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• "I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again." "Tobias," I say, "I love you."

  Veronica Roth

  Love You, Hands, Waiting

  "Insurgent". Book by Veronica Roth, May 1, 2012.

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• It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.

  Tris Speaker

  Successful, Player, Would Be

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I pout my lower lip for a second, but then I grin as the pieces come together in my mind. "THAT'S why you like me!" I exclaim. "Because you're not very nice either! It makes so much more sense now.

  Veronica Roth

  Nice, Mind, Together

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• A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.

  Veronica Roth

  Bravery, Divergent, Lines

  Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent Trilogy”, p.40, HarperCollins UK

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• For a few minutes we kiss, deep in the chasm, with the roar of water all around us. And we rise, hand in hand, I realize that if we had both chosen differently, we might have ended up doing the same thing, in a safer place, in gray clothes instead of black ones.

  Veronica Roth

  Kissing, Clothes, Hands

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• The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.

  Tris Speaker

  Baseball, Boys, Bats

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I am a naturally curious person. -Tris

  Veronica Roth

  Curious, Persons

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• You always look like someone's sucked the life right out of you when something fascinates you. -Tris

  Veronica Roth

  Looks

  Veronica Roth (2013). “Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2)”, p.29, HarperCollins UK

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• Independent and uninvolved. Must be nice. -Tris

  Veronica Roth

  Nice, Independent, Being Nice

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• Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.

  Veronica Roth

  Looks, Want, Staring

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• I look out the window again, taking slow, deep breaths into a body too tense to move. And as I stare out at the land, I think that this, if nothing else, is compelling evidence for my parents’ God, that our world is so massive that it is completely out of our control, that we cannot possibly be as large as we feel. -Tris Prior

  Veronica Roth

  Moving, Thinking, Our World

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