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.
VERONICA ROTHI 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 feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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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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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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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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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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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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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 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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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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