Veronica Roth Quotes

I used to go outside every day and invent these elaborate worlds and scenarios in my head, and when I grew too old for playing pretend, I started to write everything down instead.

Peace is restrained; this is free.

Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life

Tris," said tobias. "I love you

Four!" I call out. Why am I calling a number? Oh yes. Because that's his name. — Tris.

I decide to do what I always do when I'm not sure what's going on: I act like everyone else.

We can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn't want to.

I feel acutely aware of how young I am. In a way that is good. It's productive. It makes me realise that I should be growing as a writer and a person.

I slowly realized that perfectionism just not that important. What's more important is to try to love the people around you. Whatever that means at a particular time is the best you can do.

I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important.

I love the Wikipedia link chain because it has led me into some strange articles. Wikipedia is one of my favorites.

I love you" I say."I love you, too" he says. "I'll see you soon.

I regret..." Tobias tilts his head, and sighs. "I regret my choice.""What Choice?", and... I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision."

One ChoiceOne Choice, decided your friends.One Choice, defines your beliefs.One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever.ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU

Because inside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom.. and as hard as I try, I cannot kill it.

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other

Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.

Can you be a girl for a few seconds?""I'm always a girl" I frown."You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl"I twirl my hair around my finger. "Kay.

We could visit him, " suggests Will. "But what would we say? 'I didn't know you that well, but I'm sorry you got stabbed in the eye'?

It's hard to know what's right in this life, ' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin. 'You.'"P459

...we have something they want. Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. We should be thankful that we know better.

Be careful, though.""Aren't I always?""No, I think the word for how you usually are is 'reckless.

I clench my teeth as tears come. I am fed up. I am fed up with tears and weakness. But there isn't much I can do to stop them. ~ 'Tris

Yeah, well, we're all afraid." I sighed. "The angry more than most, I think.

I miss the fears of the past few weeks, rendered small by my fears now.

Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible faith is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that "something" is a fake bathroom break.

Freedom. He offered it like someone who didn't know what it meant, someone who had never had it taken away."pg 185

Instead I take the lead, Tobias silent at my side, and though he does not touch me, he steadies me.

Crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion.

I know what it is to become something you hate, I know how it hurts. But life is full of hurt. And your capacity for baring it is much greater than you believe."pg 287

What a person did when they were in pain said a lot about them.pg 459

Fear, ” she says, “is more powerful than pain.

Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.

There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage-in controlling something, period.

Sorry, am I being rude?" she asks."I'm used to saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging

There is an art to Noavek bullshit, " Cyra said as she muted the feed. "We're taught it from birth.

She's a sailboat and I'm an anchor, pulling us both down.

She said that everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recognize the same evil inside ourselves, so we're able to forgive them.

You won’t shoot me.""People tend to overestimate my character, " I say quietly. "They think that because I’m small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can’t possibly be cruel. But they’re wrong.

But I know that for every good thing that comes along, there is always a cost.

I didn't scream I wasn't afraid. I knew I was strong enough to survive it all.

Some days are harder than others, but I am ready to live each one of them. I can't sacrifice myself, this time.

There was only one option left, and it was letting go.

Caleb told me that our mother said there was evil in everyone, and the first step to loving someone else is to recognize that evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.

You’re the one who has to live whit your choice" she says."Everyone else will get over it, move on, no matter what you decide. But you never will.

It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.

Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn't have this guilt - the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing it down where no one can see it.

I hear something in her words that's right, but it's hard to believe her right now.

In that moment I’m able to accept the inevitability of how I feel, though not with joy. I need to talk to someone. I need to trust someone. And for whatever reason, I know, I know it’s her.

Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I want to be.I can.I believe it.