Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
VERONICA ROTHI also don’t believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions…I don’t believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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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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To 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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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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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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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 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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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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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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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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