Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
VERONICA ROTHKilling you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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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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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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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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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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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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