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.
VERONICA ROTHI 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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I 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.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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.
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Not writing is as important as writing – go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.
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My mother told me once that we can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn’t want to.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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I think they’re going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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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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I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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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 feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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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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