We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
VERONICA ROTH…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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Lies require commitment.
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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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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.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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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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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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