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title: "20 Fingers Quotes By Veronica Roth"
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> [I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-reach-out-and-take-his-hand-his-fingers-slide-between-mine-i-can-t/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/he-touches-my-face-covering-my-cheeks-with-his-hands-sliding-his/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [He leans his face close to mine and wraps his fingers around my chin. His hand smells like metal. When was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/he-leans-his-face-close-to-mine-and-wraps-his-fingers-around-my-chin/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [It's stupid to miss a thing when there are so many people to miss instead, but I miss this train already, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/it-s-stupid-to-miss-a-thing-when-there-are-so-many-people-to-miss/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [Tris," Tobias says, crouching next to me. His face is pale, almost yellow. There is too much I want to say. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/tris-tobias-says-crouching-next-to-me-his-face-is-pale-almost-yellow/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [That night we push our cots just a little closer together, and look into each other's eyes in the moments before we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/that-night-we-push-our-cots-just-a-little-closer-together-and-look/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [I have something to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hand and look back at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-have-something-to-tell-you-he-says-i-run-my-fingers-along-the/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [I can't force you. I can't make you want to survive this." He pulls me against him and runs his hand over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-can-t-force-you-i-can-t-make-you-want-to-survive-this-he-pulls-me/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/his-fingers-slide-into-my-hair-and-i-hold-on-to-his-arms-to-stay/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [He slides his hand over my cheek, one finger anchored behind my ear. Then he tilts his head down and kisses me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/he-slides-his-hand-over-my-cheek-one-finger-anchored-behind-my-ear/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [Can you be a girl for a few seconds?" "I'm always a girl" I frown. "You know what I mean. Like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/can-you-be-a-girl-for-a-few-seconds-i-m-always-a-girl-i-frown-you/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-have-something-i-need-to-tell-you-he-says-i-run-my-fingers-along/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [I feel the urge, familiar now, to wrench myself from my body and speak directly into her mind. It is the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-feel-the-urge-familiar-now-to-wrench-myself-from-my-body-and-speak/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you're small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you're wrong." He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/you-think-my-first-instinct-is-to-protect-you-because-you-re-small-or/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [The man running toward me is not a man, he is a boy. A shaggy-haired boy with a crease between his eyebrows.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/the-man-running-toward-me-is-not-a-man-he-is-a-boy-a-shaggy-haired/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [Too bad you didn't just take Max up on his offer, Four. Well, too bad for you, anyway," says Eric quietly as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/too-bad-you-didn-t-just-take-max-up-on-his-offer-four-well-too-bad/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [I hear footsteps and Four's hands wrap around my wrists. I let him pry my hands from my eyes. He encloses one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-hear-footsteps-and-four-s-hands-wrap-around-my-wrists-i-let-him-pry/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [His fingers leave streaks of cold on my skin, invisible to the eye, and I think about wrapping his shirt around my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/his-fingers-leave-streaks-of-cold-on-my-skin-invisible-to-the-eye-and/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [His hand touches my waist, steadies me. The touch sends a shock through my body, and all my insides burn like his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/his-hand-touches-my-waist-steadies-me-the-touch-sends-a-shock-through/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [“Our fingers, loosely woven a moment ago, now clutch together, her palm tacky with moisture, mine rough in places where I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/our-fingers-loosely-woven-a-moment-ago-now-clutch-together-her-palm/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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## Other authors on Fingers

## More by Veronica Roth

> [How strange that something so simple could have been instrumental in my decision to ruin one of my most relationships and friendships, and damage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/how-strange-that-something-so-simple-could-have-been-instrumental-in/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“I was beginning to feel that I had finally found a place to stay, a place that was not so unstable or corrupt or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-was-beginning-to-feel-that-i-had-finally-found-a-place-to-stay-a/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallows and really bright sunrises or something. Overcompensating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/he-acts-so-tough-that-he-s-probably-afraid-of-marshmallows-and-really/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [And is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/and-is-it-selfish-of-me-to-crave-victory-or-is-it-brave/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [You always look like someone's sucked the life right out of you when something fascinates you. -Tris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/you-always-look-like-someone-s-sucked-the-life-right-out-of-you-when/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“We can be mended. We mend each other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/we-can-be-mended-we-mend-each-other/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [Don’t worry about me handling the pain," I say. "I’ve had a lot of practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/don-t-worry-about-me-handling-the-pain-i-say-i-ve-had-a-lot-of/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [Soon I will honor my parents by dying as they died. and if all they believed about death was true, soon I will join…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/soon-i-will-honor-my-parents-by-dying-as-they-died-and-if-all-they/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“Mas lembre-se, já agora, que por vezes as pessoas que oprimimos tornam-se mais poderosas do que nós gostaríamos.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/mas-lembre-se-j-agora-que-por-vezes-as-pessoas-que-oprimimos-tornam/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/am-aware-of-how-little-space-there-is-between-us-six-inches-at-most/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“Oh, good,” I say, a sour taste in my mouth. “Heroism is what I was focused on. Not, you know, trying not to die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/oh-good-i-say-a-sour-taste-in-my-mouth-heroism-is-what-i-was-focused/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/caleb-frowns-at-him-how-old-are-you-anyway-eighteen-and-you-don-t/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to-us-when-they-find-us-guilty/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [“La paz está restringida, eso es libertad”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/la-paz-est-restringida-eso-es-libertad/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

> [In some parts of the ancient world, the hawk symbolized the sun. Back when I got this, I figured if I always had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/in-some-parts-of-the-ancient-world-the-hawk-symbolized-the-sun-back/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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                        "text": "Tris,\" Tobias says, crouching next to me. His face is pale, almost yellow. There is too much I want to say. The first thing that comes out is, \"Beatrice.\" He laughs weakly. \"Beatrice,\" he amends, and touches his lips to mine. I curl my fingers into his shirt.",
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