I feel like myself, strong and weak at once – allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
VERONICA ROTHAt home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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But when a book comes out, it’s just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to.
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Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.
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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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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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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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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
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No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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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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He stares at me, and I don’t look away. He isn’t a dog, but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive.
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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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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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