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 ROTHIn 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 ROTHWe can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
VERONICA ROTHWithout a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
VERONICA ROTHI 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 ROTHHis 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.
VERONICA ROTHI 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 ROTHDauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
VERONICA ROTHEvery faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions.
VERONICA ROTHI traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
VERONICA ROTHWe believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
VERONICA ROTHI feel bare. I didn’t realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.
VERONICA ROTHA smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
VERONICA ROTHChoices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
VERONICA ROTHThen I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
VERONICA ROTHIt’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
VERONICA ROTH