It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
VERONICA ROTHAt home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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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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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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