We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
VERONICA ROTHThe 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.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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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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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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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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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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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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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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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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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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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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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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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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