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.
VERONICA ROTHSorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
-
-
I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
VERONICA ROTH -
Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
VERONICA ROTH -
Ingenuity requires creativity.
VERONICA ROTH -
Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
VERONICA ROTH -
Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
VERONICA ROTH -
There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand
VERONICA ROTH -
Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH