I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
VERONICA ROTHMy 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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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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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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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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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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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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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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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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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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’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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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