Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
VERONICA ROTHSometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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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.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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Resisting is worth doing.
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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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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.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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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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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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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.
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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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