To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
VERONICA ROTHI wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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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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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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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Change, like healing, takes time.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust 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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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