“The night air slips into my lungs, and I feel like it is one of my first breaths.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I figured I would shoot the bullets out of my nostrils, so I left [the gun] upstairs. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Not like Tobias, who is almost shy when he smiles, like he is surprised you bothered to look at him in the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
She must love me, to worry about me. She must still be capable of love. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts? — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“He wraps his arms around me and holds me tight for a few seconds. His breaths tickle my ear, and I close… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I guess I always knew there was something wrong with me, but I thought it was because of my father, or my… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I feel his heartbeat against my cheek,as fast as my own. "Are you afraid of me, too, Tobias?" "Terrified," he replies with… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. (…) He stares at me. I wait with my hands… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
His eyes search the crowd until they find my face. My heartbeat lives in my throat; lives in my cheeks. "I still… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
A breeze blows through the alley, pushing me to one side, and I think of scaling the Ferris wheel with Tobias. He… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
It is more important for you to be safe than right, for the time being. Understand? (...) But please, when you see… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I confessed to Tobias, soon after that, that I had lost my entire family. And he assured me that he was my… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Can I ask why you’re throwing knives at cheese?’ ‘Caleb came by to discuss something,’ Tobias says, leaning his head against the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
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.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
THE SERUM WEARS off five hours later, when the sun is just beginning to set. Tobias shut me in my room for… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
If we stay together, I'll have to forgive you over and over again, and if you're still in this, you'll have to… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Can you tell me where to find Tobias'? I ask. When I imagine his face, affection for him bubbles up inside of… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn't have this guilt -- the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I read somewhere, one, that crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
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 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
What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I just wanted to thank you," he says, his voice low. "A group of scientists told you that my genes were damaged,… — 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
Uriah looked better than he did an hour ago--he washed the blood from his mouth, and some of the color returned to… — 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
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