My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet.
VERONICA ROTHI have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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 think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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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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Reading is such a huge part of my life.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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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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I’ll say it one last time: Be brave.
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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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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 feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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