--- title: "5 Last time Quotes By Veronica Roth" description: "5 Last time quotes by Veronica Roth. Plus more from Veronica Roth and more Last time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/veronica-roth-66_be-brave_i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave-93868_938680.png" --- > [I'll say it one last time: Be brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/veronica-roth-66_be-brave_i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave-93868_938680.png) > [“You all have functional brains, last time I checked,” I say. “You can think like the Erudite, too.” “But we don’t have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/you-all-have-functional-brains-last-time-i-checked-i-say-you-can/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/veronica-roth-66_brains_you-all-have-functional-brains-last-time_1944433.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/veronica-roth-66_body_you-think-my-first-instinct-is-to-protec_2403230.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/veronica-roth-66_chins_he-leans-his-face-close-to-mine-and-wrap_2456703.png) > [“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-3/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/veronica-roth-66_chivalry_you-think-my-first-instinct-is-to-protec_2955591.jpg) ## Other authors on Last time ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/last-time/veronica-roth/#itemlist", "name": "5 Last time Quotes By Veronica Roth", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'll say it one last time: Be brave.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Veronica Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/veronica-roth-66_be-brave_i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave-93868_938680.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/veronica-roth-66_be-brave_i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave-93868_938680.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/veronica-roth-66_be-brave_i-ll-say-it-one-last-time-be-brave-93868_938680.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'll say it one last time: Be brave.” — Veronica Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You all have functional brains, last time I checked,” I say. “You can think like the Erudite, too.” “But we don’t have special Divergent brains!” says Marlene. 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