People Quotes by Veronica Roth

“Stupid. Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn’t. It isn’t”

— Veronica Roth

“people are supposed to fear others not themselves”

— Veronica Roth

Few people who are born into Abnegation choose to leave it. When they do, we remember.

— Veronica Roth

Some people will always fear change. But we can't indulge them.

— Veronica Roth

I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.

— Veronica Roth

People, even genetically damaged people, make choices. That’s what matters.’

— Veronica Roth

You don’t always have to smack people in the face with how strong you are

— Veronica Roth

Pride blinds people to the truth of what they are.

— Veronica Roth

It's strange to see people you don't know well in the morning, with sleepy eyes and pillow creases in their cheeks

— Veronica Roth

People talk about the pain of grief, but I don't know what they mean. To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every…

— Veronica Roth

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

— Veronica Roth

We don't know what's happened out there since they put us in here, or how many generations have lived and died since…

— Veronica Roth

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in…

— Veronica Roth

You were afraid of shooting people?" "No," I say. "I was afraid of my considerable capacity to kill." How many young men…

— Veronica Roth

I get the strange urge to hit my head against the wall. Other people's sobs make me feel uncomfortable.

— Veronica Roth

It’s not a perfect situation. But when you have to choose between two bad options, you pick the one that saves the…

— Veronica Roth

I settle into their pace. The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes…

— Veronica Roth

I don’t know what world you live in, but in mine, people only do things for you for one of two reasons.…

— Veronica Roth

My father has a way of persuading people without charm that has always confused me. He states his opinions as if they’re…

— Veronica Roth

Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my…

— Veronica Roth

I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I…

— Veronica Roth

I do like to hit people-I like the explosion of power and energy, and the feeling that I am untouchable because I…

— Veronica Roth

People make me key chains... someone attached a Dauntless symbol to a silver pen. That one is what I use to sign…

— Veronica Roth

People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives…

— Veronica Roth

At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family. My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father…

— Veronica Roth

Whoa there, Tobias," says the man to my left. "Weren't you raised a Stiff? I thought the most you people did was...…

— Veronica Roth

Abnegation produces deeply serious people. People who automatically see things like need,” he says. “I’ve noticed that when people switch to Dauntless,…

— Veronica Roth

Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not…

— Veronica Roth

My name is Tobias Eaton," Tobias says. "I don't think you want to push me off this train." The effect of the…

— Veronica Roth

That dot covers all the places we've ever been. You could cut that piece of land out of the ground and sing…

— Veronica Roth

He pushes his hair, soaked from the snow, out of his eyes. "So what are we going to do, break a window?…

— Veronica Roth

I see love developing from friendship. Common ground is a strong basis for friendship. My husband is my best friend and we…

— Veronica Roth

It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.

— Veronica Roth

Some people believe that I will go nowhere, and maybe they're right, but maybe they're not.

— Veronica Roth

“(...) a man encased in ice, his eyes hard and his voice like a frosty exhale.”

— Veronica Roth

You're not a coward just because you don't want to hurt people.

— Veronica Roth

Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn't. It isn't.

— Veronica Roth

The truth has a way of changing people's plans.

— Veronica Roth

People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

— Veronica Roth

Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.

— Veronica Roth