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 ROTHI am a naturally curious person. -Tris
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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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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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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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.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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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.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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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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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel.
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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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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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