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.
VERONICA ROTHIt isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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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 don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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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 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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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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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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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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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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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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A 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.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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