Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
VERONICA ROTHI know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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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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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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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 have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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