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 ROTHHuman reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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You won,” Four mutters. “Stop.” I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.
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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.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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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 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.
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Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.
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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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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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It’s strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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In order to have peace, we must first have trust.
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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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It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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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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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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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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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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