I close my eyes. I don't expect Four to reassure me, and he makes no effort to, but I feel better standing… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“People tend to overestimate my character,' I say quietly, 'They think because I'm small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can't… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, form my… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“(...) I do want to leave, in the desperate way that an animal wants to escape a trap. Wild and rabid. Ready… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I get the strange urge to hit my head against the wall. Other people's sobs make me feel uncomfortable. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
You were afraid of shooting people?" "No," I say. "I was afraid of my considerable capacity to kill." How many young men… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I came here so that no one else would die. I came here to protect as many people as I could. And… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I slowly realized that perfectionism just not that important. What's more important is to try to love the people around you. Whatever… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love... That it should be done from necessity, not… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through,… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
The division is based on knowledge, based on qualifications - but as I learned from the factionless, a system that relies on… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I don’t know what world you live in, but in mine, people only do things for you for one of two reasons.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family. My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
That dot covers all the places we've ever been. You could cut that piece of land out of the ground and sing… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
My name is Tobias Eaton," Tobias says. "I don't think you want to push me off this train." The effect of the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
It’s not a perfect situation. But when you have to choose between two bad options, you pick the one that saves the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
We don't know what's happened out there since they put us in here, or how many generations have lived and died since… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
It's strange to see people you don't know well in the morning, with sleepy eyes and pillow creases in their cheeks — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
People talk about the pain of grief, but I don't know what they mean. To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
But Christina and I are not people who cry together; we're people who fight together. SO I hold my tears in. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
My problem might be that even if I did go home, I wouldn’t belong there, among people who give without thinking and… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes. "Not claustrophobic people, Tris. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
My father has a way of persuading people without charm that has always confused me. He states his opinions as if they’re… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I settle into their pace. The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
People make me key chains... someone attached a Dauntless symbol to a silver pen. That one is what I use to sign… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I do like to hit people-I like the explosion of power and energy, and the feeling that I am untouchable because I… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
How strange that something so simple could have been instrumental in my decision to ruin one of my most relationships and friendships, and damage… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
“I was beginning to feel that I had finally found a place to stay, a place that was not so unstable or corrupt or… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
“He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallows and really bright sunrises or something. Overcompensating.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share
You always look like someone's sucked the life right out of you when something fascinates you. -Tris — Veronica Roth Copy Share
Don’t worry about me handling the pain," I say. "I’ve had a lot of practice. — Veronica Roth Copy Share
Soon I will honor my parents by dying as they died. and if all they believed about death was true, soon I will join… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
“Mas lembre-se, já agora, que por vezes as pessoas que oprimimos tornam-se mais poderosas do que nós gostaríamos.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share
“am aware of how little space there is between us—six inches at most. That space feels charged with electricity. I feel like it should… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
“Oh, good,” I say, a sour taste in my mouth. “Heroism is what I was focused on. Not, you know, trying not to die.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share
“Caleb frowns at him. "How old are you, anyway?" "Eighteen." "And you don't think you're too old to be with my little sister?" Tobias… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of silence have… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
In some parts of the ancient world, the hawk symbolized the sun. Back when I got this, I figured if I always had the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share
