Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
VERONICA ROTHDo I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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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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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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I can’t answer either question. But the look she gives me reminds me of the look in the attack dog’s eyes in the aptitude test – a vicious, predatory stare. She wants to rip me to pieces. I can’t lie down in submission now. I have become an attack dog too.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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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 want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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