Lies require commitment.
VERONICA ROTHTo find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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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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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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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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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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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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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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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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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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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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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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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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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 traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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.
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