Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
VERONICA ROTHBut 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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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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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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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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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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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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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I also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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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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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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