--- title: "8 Minutes Quotes By Veronica Roth" description: "8 Minutes quotes by Veronica Roth. Plus more from Veronica Roth and more Minutes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/veronica-roth-66_cake_what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to_39335.png" --- > [What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/veronica-roth-66_cake_what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to_39335.png) > [What do--" Tobias's voice. Tobias! "Oh my God. Oh--" "Spare me your blubbering, okay? Peter says. "She's not dead; she's just paralyzed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/what-do-tobias-s-voice-tobias-oh-my-god-oh-spare-me-your-blubbering/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/veronica-roth-66_doe_what-do-tobias-s-voice-tobias-oh-my-god_91051.png) > [When i get home, I sit on the front step and take deep breaths of the cool spring air for a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/when-i-get-home-i-sit-on-the-front-step-and-take-deep-breaths-of-the/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/veronica-roth-66_air_when-i-get-home-i-sit-on-the-front-step_324989.jpg) > [I forgot my watch. Minutes or hours later, when the panic subsides, that is what I most regret. Not coming here in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-forgot-my-watch-minutes-or-hours-later-when-the-panic-subsides-that/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/veronica-roth-66_ache_i-forgot-my-watch-minutes-or-hours-later_1906313.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/veronica-roth-66_barrels_too-bad-you-didn-t-just-take-max-up-on-h_2545716.jpg) > [For a few minutes we kiss, deep in the chasm, with the roar of water all around us. And we rise, hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/for-a-few-minutes-we-kiss-deep-in-the-chasm-with-the-roar-of-water/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/veronica-roth-66_black_for-a-few-minutes-we-kiss-deep-in-the-ch_2675347.png) > [I cross my arms. "It was a two minute conversation." "I don't think a smaller time frame makes it less unwise." He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-cross-my-arms-it-was-a-two-minute-conversation-i-don-t-think-a/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/veronica-roth-66_arms_i-cross-my-arms-it-was-a-two-minute-conv_2754843.png) > [Peter leans forward and looks into my eyes. "The serum will go into effect in one minute," he says. "Be brave, Tris."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/peter-leans-forward-and-looks-into-my-eyes-the-serum-will-go-into/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/veronica-roth-66_be-brave_peter-leans-forward-and-looks-into-my-ey_3039069.jpg) ## Other authors on Minutes ## 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/minutes/veronica-roth/#itemlist", "name": "8 Minutes Quotes By Veronica Roth", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 passed. \"Honestly?\" \"Does now seem like the time for honesty?\" I look at her from the corner of my eye. \"I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Veronica Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to-us-when-they-find-us-guilty/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/veronica-roth-66_cake_what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to_39335.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/veronica-roth-66_cake_what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to_39335.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/veronica-roth-66_cake_what-do-you-think-they-re-going-to-do-to_39335.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?\" she says after a few minutes of…” — Veronica Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What do--\" Tobias's voice. Tobias! \"Oh my God. Oh--\" \"Spare me your blubbering, okay? Peter says. \"She's not dead; she's just paralyzed. It'll only last for about a minute. Now get ready to run.\" I don't understand. How does Peter know? \"Let me carry her,\" Tobias says. \"No. You're a better shot than I am. Take my gun. I'll carry her.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Veronica Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/what-do-tobias-s-voice-tobias-oh-my-god-oh-spare-me-your-blubbering/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/veronica-roth-66_doe_what-do-tobias-s-voice-tobias-oh-my-god_91051.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/veronica-roth-66_doe_what-do-tobias-s-voice-tobias-oh-my-god_91051.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/veronica-roth-66_doe_what-do-tobias-s-voice-tobias-oh-my-god_91051.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What do--\" Tobias's voice. Tobias! \"Oh my God. 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