I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
VERONICA ROTHWhat did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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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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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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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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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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I didn’t know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.
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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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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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My mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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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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