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.
VERONICA ROTHAt home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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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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I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.
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Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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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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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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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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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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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A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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