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.
VERONICA ROTHI feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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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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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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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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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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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
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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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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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