In ‘Insurgent’ we realise how large the world really is
VERONICA ROTHTo live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community.
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Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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Lies require commitment.
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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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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Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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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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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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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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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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