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.
VERONICA ROTHWhat did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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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 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 laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.
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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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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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…there is power in self-sacrifice.
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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.
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I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.
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I 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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