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But then I realize that even if I did have a soul, it’s not as though someone else would be there. It would only be more of me.Ally Condie
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The only chance of success is to trust in your own power.Ally Condie
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Sometimes you can't speak, not because others won't let you, but because you are afraid of what you'll say.Ally Condie
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You always have something left to lose. Until, of course, you die.Ally Condie
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I have tried to be righteous all my life. Yet I have never been content.Ally Condie
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People can be miracles.Ally Condie
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Everyone dies. The don't all have the chance to see what they wanted most. At least I've seen the Above. At least I've known True.Ally Condie
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What are the gifts given to we who live Below?""Long life, health, strength, and happiness."" What is the curse of those who live Above?""Short life, illness, weakness, and misery."" Is this fair?"" It is fair. It is as the gods decreed at the time of the Divide. Some have to stay Above so that humanity might survive Below.""Then give thanks.Ally Condie
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So much of life is in the smallness of moments...but they are harder to mark. So we need the grander celebrations and occasions. People like to feel significantAlly Condie