I think it's fascinating to look at a world that an author has created that has sort of stemmed from the world… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I know that I'll be writing for young adults for a long time. Mostly because I just love the readers and the… — Veronica Roth Adults Copy Share Image
“They don’t want people to listen, they want people to agree,” I reply. “And you shouldn’t bully people into agreeing with you.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I pause a second. He doesn't look at me the way Will, Christina, and Al sometimes do - like I am too… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“It takes me five rounds to hit the middle of the target, and when I do, a rush of energy goes through… — Veronica Roth Eyes wide open Copy Share Image
I can't tell him I need him. I can't need him, period -- or really, we can't need each other, because who… — Veronica Roth I need him Copy Share Image
“No los necesito pero, ¿los quiero? Cada tatuaje que me he hecho con ellos es una marca de su amistad, y casi… — Veronica Roth Amor Copy Share Image
“And then I realized that my utopia was a terrible place, and no one should ever put me in charge of creating… — Veronica Roth Perfect society Copy Share Image
“I think we’ve made a mistake,” he says softly. “We’ve all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in… — Veronica Roth Failure 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
“I also remember that my father was one of the people who voted to get the Dauntless out of the factionless sector… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“1. You most want your friends and family to see you as someone who … a. Is willing to make sacrifices and… — Veronica Roth Family Copy Share Image
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 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 Animal 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 Affection Copy Share Image
“Tris." I finally look at him. "I just don't want to lose you." We stand there for a few minutes. I don't… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I prefer to look at it another way-which is that if they are persistent enough, even tiny drops of water, over time,… — Veronica Roth Allegiant Copy Share Image
No one's perfect," I whisper. "It doesn't work that way. One bad thing goes away, and another bad thing replaces it." I… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I know that I am birdlike, made narrow and small as if for taking flight, built straight-waisted and fragile. But when he… — Veronica Roth Bears Copy Share Image
I'm surprised you know that," I say quietly, " since you left halfway through my one and only fight." "It wasn't something… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“So you’re her brother?” says Lynn. “I guess we know who got the good genes.” I laugh at the expression on Caleb’s… — Veronica Roth Brotherhood Copy Share Image
I have done bad things. I can't take them back, and they are part of who I am. Most of the time,… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
We believe in bravery. We believe in taking action. We believe in freedom from fear and in acquiring the skills to force… — Veronica Roth Action 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 Family Copy Share Image
“So they don’t go away?” “Sometimes they do. And sometimes new fears replace them. But becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“I shake my head as I remove my pillowcase from the pillow. Don’t get angry. He wants to get a rise out… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him… “What did… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“And that gives me a lot of hope, because if I don’t know what perfect means, it’s not something I can reach… — Veronica Roth Hope Copy Share Image
“He is a part of me, always will be, and I am a part of him, too. I don’t belong to Abnegation,… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“That's not entirely true.” He smiles at me. “That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who… — Veronica Roth Friendship Copy Share Image
Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“. . . in the distance I hear a train rushing over the rails, but we are moving away from this place… — Veronica Roth Allegiant Copy Share Image
“I still want to smack him. Or remind him that the last transfer we had from Abnegation, who is sitting right next… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I might survive the death serum,” I say. “I’m good at fighting off serums. There’s a chance I’ll survive. There’s no chance… — Veronica Roth Death Copy Share Image
You want him to walk?" Caleb demands. "Are you insane?" "Did I shoot him in the leg?" I say. "No. He walks.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid.… — Veronica Roth Desperate Copy Share Image
“But there is something appealing about it here too, a freedom, a refusal to belong to theses arbitrary categories we've made for… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
