--- title: "19 Mouths Quotes By Veronica Roth" description: "19 Mouths quotes by Veronica Roth. Plus more from Veronica Roth and more Mouths sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/veronica-roth-66_candor_i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-t_744770.png" --- > [I have to admit that Christina is good—though I don’t like giving credit to Candor smart-mouths—and so is Peter—though I don’t like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-though-i-don-t-like-giving/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/veronica-roth-66_candor_i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-t_744770.png) > [So now we all know," says Four, quietly, "that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation." His mouth curls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/so-now-we-all-know-says-four-quietly-that-you-are-afraid-of-a-short/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/veronica-roth-66_abnegation_so-now-we-all-know-says-four-quietly-tha_3234177.png) > [Before we sit down, he puts his mouth next to my ear and says, “I like your hair that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/before-we-sit-down-he-puts-his-mouth-next-to-my-ear-and-says-i-like/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/veronica-roth-66_ears_before-we-sit-down-he-puts-his-mouth-nex_3024320.png) > [He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/he-doesn-t-scowl-but-his-mouth-is-so-tense-that-i-know-he-s-angry/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/veronica-roth-66_angry_he-doesn-t-scowl-but-his-mouth-is-so-ten_99710.png) > [Are you conceding?' he says, his mouth falling open with mock surprise. 'Seems like that serum did you some good after all...'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/are-you-conceding-he-says-his-mouth-falling-open-with-mock-surprise/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/veronica-roth-66_doors_are-you-conceding-he-says-his-mouth-fall_2367320.jpg) > [Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/do-i-look-like-i-ve-been-crying-i-say-hmm-he-leans-in-close-narrowing/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/veronica-roth-66_add_do-i-look-like-i-ve-been-crying-i-say-hm_3197520.png) > [Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter's forehead, and clicks a bullet into place. Peter freezes with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/four-flips-the-gun-in-this-hand-presses-the-barrel-to-peter-s/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/veronica-roth-66_barrels_four-flips-the-gun-in-this-hand-presses_3077666.png) > [Drink this," she says. "What is it?" my throat feels swollen. I swallow hard. "What's going to happen?" "Can't tell you that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/drink-this-she-says-what-is-it-my-throat-feels-swollen-i-swallow-hard/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/veronica-roth-66_air_drink-this-she-says-what-is-it-my-throat_2201176.jpg) > [He gives me a conflicted look and touches his lips to my forehead, right between my eyebrows. I close my eyes. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/he-gives-me-a-conflicted-look-and-touches-his-lips-to-my-forehead/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/veronica-roth-66_eye_he-gives-me-a-conflicted-look-and-touche_425216.jpg) > [I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isn’t some faction archetype. But the Tris who’s trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-love-tris-the-divergent-who-makes-decisions-apart-from-faction/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/veronica-roth-66_angry_i-love-tris-the-divergent-who-makes-deci_710539.png) > [Uriah looked better than he did an hour ago--he washed the blood from his mouth, and some of the color returned to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/uriah-looked-better-than-he-did-an-hour-ago-he-washed-the-blood-from/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/veronica-roth-66_age_uriah-looked-better-than-he-did-an-hour_2521609.jpg) > [I think he came to die with me," I say. I clamp my hand over my mouth to stifle a sob. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-think-he-came-to-die-with-me-i-say-i-clamp-my-hand-over-my-mouth-to/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/veronica-roth-66_breathing_i-think-he-came-to-die-with-me-i-say-i-c_1871390.png) > [My body rises with the water. Instead of kicking my feet to stay abreast of it, I push all the air from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/my-body-rises-with-the-water-instead-of-kicking-my-feet-to-stay/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/veronica-roth-66_air_my-body-rises-with-the-water-instead-of_1760778.jpg) > [A sob racks my body again, and he wraps his arms around me so tightly I find it difficult to breathe, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/a-sob-racks-my-body-again-and-he-wraps-his-arms-around-me-so-tightly/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/veronica-roth-66_animal_a-sob-racks-my-body-again-and-he-wraps-h_507525.jpg) > [I touch her cheek to slow the kiss down, holding her mouth on mine so I can feel every place where our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-touch-her-cheek-to-slow-the-kiss-down-holding-her-mouth-on-mine-so/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/veronica-roth-66_affection_i-touch-her-cheek-to-slow-the-kiss-down_1498737.jpg) > [Why did you do it?" I say. "You want me dead. You were willing to do it yourself! What changed?" He presses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/why-did-you-do-it-i-say-you-want-me-dead-you-were-willing-to-do-it/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/veronica-roth-66_changed_why-did-you-do-it-i-say-you-want-me-dead_2416006.png) > [I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isn’t some faction archetype. But the Tris who’s trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-love-tris-the-divergent-who-makes-decisions-apart-from-faction-2/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/veronica-roth-66_angry_i-love-tris-the-divergent-who-makes-deci_920169.png) > [Then Drew shuffles into the dining hall. I drop my toast, and my mouth drifts open. Calling him “bruised” would be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/then-drew-shuffles-into-the-dining-hall-i-drop-my-toast-and-my-mouth/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/veronica-roth-66_bruised_then-drew-shuffles-into-the-dining-hall_1728961.png) > [You've never had a hamburger before?" asks Christine, her eyes wide. "No," I say. "Is that what it's called?" "Stiffs eat plain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/you-ve-never-had-a-hamburger-before-asks-christine-her-eyes-wide-no-i/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/veronica-roth-66_christine_you-ve-never-had-a-hamburger-before-asks_526754.jpg) ## Other authors on Mouths ## 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/mouths/veronica-roth/#itemlist", "name": "19 Mouths Quotes By Veronica Roth", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have to admit that Christina is good—though I don’t like giving credit to Candor smart-mouths—and so is Peter—though I don’t like giving credit to future psychopaths.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Veronica Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-though-i-don-t-like-giving/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/veronica-roth-66_candor_i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-t_744770.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/veronica-roth-66_candor_i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-t_744770.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/veronica-roth-66_candor_i-have-to-admit-that-christina-is-good-t_744770.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have to admit that Christina is good—though I don’t like giving credit to Candor smart-mouths—and so is…” — Veronica Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So now we all know,\" says Four, quietly, \"that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation.\" His mouth curls into a smile.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Veronica Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/so-now-we-all-know-says-four-quietly-that-you-are-afraid-of-a-short/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/veronica-roth-66_abnegation_so-now-we-all-know-says-four-quietly-tha_3234177.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/veronica-roth-66_abnegation_so-now-we-all-know-says-four-quietly-tha_3234177.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/veronica-roth-66_abnegation_so-now-we-all-know-says-four-quietly-tha_3234177.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So now we all know,\" says Four, quietly, \"that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation.\" His…” — Veronica Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before we sit down, he puts his mouth next to my ear and says, “I like your hair that way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Veronica Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/before-we-sit-down-he-puts-his-mouth-next-to-my-ear-and-says-i-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/veronica-roth-66_ears_before-we-sit-down-he-puts-his-mouth-nex_3024320.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/veronica-roth-66_ears_before-we-sit-down-he-puts-his-mouth-nex_3024320.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/veronica-roth-66_ears_before-we-sit-down-he-puts-his-mouth-nex_3024320.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Before we sit down, he puts his mouth next to my ear and says, “I like your hair that way.” — Veronica Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 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You were willing to do it yourself! What changed?\" He presses his lips together and doesn't look away, not for a long time. Then he opens his mouth, hesitates, and finally says, \" I can't be in anyone's debt. Okay? The idea that I owed you something made me sick. I would wake up in the middle of the night feeling like I was going to vomit. Indebted to a stiff? It's ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. 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What changed?\" He presses…” — Veronica Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isn’t some faction archetype. But the Tris who’s trying as hard as she can to destroy herself … I can’t love her.” I want to scream. But not because I’m angry, because I’m afraid he’s right. My hands shake and I grab the hem of my shirt to steady them. 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