I think about pressing myself against him, but I can't, because all our secrets would keep a space between us. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Yes," she says, her eyes bright with tears. "My dear child, you've done so well. — Veronica Roth Children Copy Share Image
Or maybe we'll make a home somewhere inside ourselves, to carry with us wherever we go- which is the way I carry… — Veronica Roth Home Copy Share Image
We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I feel like someone is pressing me into a mold that does not fit my body, forcing me intothe wrong shape. — Veronica Roth Body Copy Share Image
People, even genetically damaged people, make choices. That’s what matters.’ — Veronica Roth Choices Copy Share Image
“Figured it would be harder for anyone to shoot me if they saw how devastatingly attractive I was,” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Oh, good,” I say, a sour taste in my mouth. “Heroism is what I was focused on. Not, you know, trying not… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Lynn, she saved half our faction from this stuff," says Marlene, tapping the bandage on her arm from where the Dauntless traitors… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Sometimes I still forget to look for the gentler parts of her. For so long all I saw was the strength, standing… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
But please, when you see an opportunity…” He presses his hand to my cheek, cold and strong, and tilts my head up… — Veronica Roth Cold Copy Share Image
That's the first time I've ever said those words out loud, and now I hear how strange they are. How many young… — Veronica Roth Fear Copy Share Image
“I stopped allowing myself to dream, because it was more painful to long for things and never get them than to deal… — Veronica Roth Dreams Copy Share Image
“If I can't be with her, the least I can do is act like her sometimes. Divergent- Since my mom has passed,… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Every question that can be answered must beanswered or at least engaged. Illogical thought processes must bechallenged when they arise.Wrong answers must… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Psyche you out?" I repeat. "I'm your FRIEND. I wouldn't do that." He doesn't say anything. I can tell he doesn't believe… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“He reaches under the desk and takes out a book. It is thick, with a worn cover and frayed edges. On it… — Veronica Roth Biology Copy Share Image
“You're afraid of heights," I say. "How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?" "I ignore my fear," he says. "When I… — Veronica Roth Fear Copy Share Image
“Because he’s an idiot.” Zeke offers me a black jacket with a factionless symbol stitched into the collar. “I didn’t know that… — Veronica Roth Idiot Copy Share Image
I think romance is friendship and attraction sort of meeting together and that does influence what I'm writing a lot. I try… — Veronica Roth Attraction Copy Share Image
Maybe Dauntless was formed with good intentions, with the right ideals and the right goals. But it has strayed far from them.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“All I can think is that this would be so much easier if we were dealing with a completely different set of… — Veronica Roth Possibilities Copy Share Image
May the peace of God be with you," she says, her voice low, "even in the midst of trouble." "Why would it?"… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I hear footsteps and Four's hands wrap around my wrists. I let him pry my hands from my eyes. He encloses one… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes. "Not claustrophobic people, Tris. — Veronica Roth Boys Copy Share Image
“«Ti ho quasi uccisa. Perché non mi hai sparato, Tris?» «Non potevo. Sarebbe stato come sparare a me stessa.»” — Veronica Roth Amor Copy Share Image
“You’re one to talk,” she says. “You’re always moping. We should start calling you Beatrice Prior, Queen of Tragedy.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
My Tris should look pale and small--she is pale and small, after all--but instead the room is full of her. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I chose them not because they are perfect, but because they are alive, because they are free” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Tricking someone into grief is one of the cruelest tricks a person can play,” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Pain can't make me tell you. Truth serum can't make me tell you. Simulations can't make me tell you. I'm immune to… — Veronica Roth Pain Copy Share Image
“It's been so long since someone said my name that way, like it was a revelation and not a threat.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Oh. I just assumed... That because I am so absorbed by him everyone must be too. — Veronica Roth Absorbed Copy Share Image
“La crueldad no convierte a una persona en deshonesta, igual que la valentía no te convierte en alguien amable.” — Veronica Roth Amor Copy Share Image
I didn't realize until that moment that Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I decide to do what I always do when I'm not sure what's going on: I act like everyone else. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire… — Veronica Roth Death Copy Share Image
What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you? — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
It's not cruelty, maybe, but a desire to understand that motivates them. — Veronica Roth Cruelty Copy Share Image
“If he is a coward, it isn't because he doesn't enjoy pain. It is because he refuses to act.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image