“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.
VERONICA ROTH…there is power in self-sacrifice.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.
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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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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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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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I 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.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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.
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My mother once told me that we can’t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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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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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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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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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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