We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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I 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.
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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 don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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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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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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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 didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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