Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
VERONICA ROTHI laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
-
-
Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
VERONICA ROTH -
I don’t want to stop you. I want you to stop yourself.
VERONICA ROTH -
Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
VERONICA ROTH -
Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
VERONICA ROTH -
We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
VERONICA ROTH -
Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
VERONICA ROTH -
It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
VERONICA ROTH -
If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
VERONICA ROTH -
You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH -
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.
VERONICA ROTH