I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
VERONICA ROTHI’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
-
-
Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
VERONICA ROTH -
We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
VERONICA ROTH -
Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
VERONICA ROTH -
I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
VERONICA ROTH -
“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.
VERONICA ROTH -
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 ROTH -
When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
VERONICA ROTH -
Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
VERONICA ROTH -
No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
VERONICA ROTH -
If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
VERONICA ROTH -
Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
VERONICA ROTH -
Change, like healing, takes time.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
VERONICA ROTH