“I don’t want to be just one thing. I want to be brave and selfless and intelligent and honest and kind.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest." --Four in Divergent — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“It’s getting more difficult to be wise,” he says, laughing into my ear. I smile at him. “I think that’s how it’s… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
So now we all know," says Four, quietly, "that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation." His mouth curls… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“One thing I know: For helping me forget how awful the world is, I prefer her to alcohol.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Did you just make a joke, Tris? We should have you on painkillers more often if your going to start cracking jokes.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Now it seems like no matter what I decide, I'll be betraying someone.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I understand why she did it this way, face-first--it was because it made her feel like she was flying, like she was… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter's forehead, and clicks a bullet into place. Peter freezes with… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“My head buzzes with nervousness, but the rest of me seems to know exactly what it’s doing, because it all pulses to… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I pout my lower lip for a second, but then I grin as the pieces come together. " That's why you like… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Doing a little at once can fix something, eventually, but i feel like when you believe something is truly a problem, you… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“One Choice, Breaks free of his past One Choice, Embraces his future One Choice, Exposes the dangers One Choice, Changes him- forever… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“The hurts from my last day with my father are healed now, but I want to remember where they were; I want… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
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
You're afraid of heights,'I say. 'How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?' 'I ignore my fear,' he (Four) says. 'When I… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be." "That's not… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“You could just do the work, you know,' I say. 'You could make better decisions, make a better life.' 'Yeah, I could,'… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“You think my first instinct is to protect you because you are small or a girl or a stiff, but you are… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Four sits down on the edge of the carousel, leaning against a plastic horse's foot. His eyes lift to the sky, where… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something." "Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your heart racing Tris?" I cringe… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Do you know him well?" I ask.I am too curious; I always have been. "Everyone knows Four," she says. "We were initiates… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
He bends over to untie his shoes. “So, have you been ostracized from your little crowd of devotees?” “No,” I say automatically.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I don't know how long it takes for me to realize it isn't going to happen, that she is gone. But when… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“His hands shift to my shoulders, and his fingers brush over the edge of my bandage. He pulls back with a puckered… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Simulation Tobias kisses my neck. I try to think. I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I think that you are the liar!" I say, my voice quaking. "You tell me you love me, you trust me, you… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Too bad you didn't just take Max up on his offer, Four. Well, too bad for you, anyway," says Eric quietly as… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I push open the door just as Tobias, who is sitting on the floor with one leg stretched out, hurls a butter… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Tris!” Four calls out. Will and I exchange a look, half surprise and half apprehension. Four pulls away from the railing and… — 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
