“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 ROTHSince 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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It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do.
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Choices can be made again.” -Evelyn Johnson (Eaton)
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I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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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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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 want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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