I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
VERONICA ROTHYou won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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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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Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
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Sometimes 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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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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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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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
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