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.
VERONICA ROTHWe believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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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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There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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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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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 all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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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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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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