Reading is such a huge part of my life.
VERONICA ROTHIf I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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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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To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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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.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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