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Veronica Roth Quotes - Page 2

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Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.

Sometimes drastic change requires drastic measures.

Sometimes, Drastic Change, Drastic

Sorry, am I being rude?" she asks. "I'm used to saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging

Mom, Sorry, Rude

Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.44, Harper Collins

Just as I have insisted on his worth, he has always insisted on my strength, insisted that my capacity is greater than I believe. And I know, without being told, that's what love does, when it's right-it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be. This is right.

Believe, Doe, Capacity

My mother told me once that we can't survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn't want to. Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.

Mother, Purpose, Want

Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.17, Harper Collins

Some things are hard to let go of.

Letting Go, Tobias, Hard To Let Go

Veronica Roth (2015). “Allegiant Collector's Edition”, p.26, HarperCollins

The truth is... you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back...it hurts.

Hurt, Love You, Purpose

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.

Moving On, Hope, Hard Times

"Allegiant". Book by Veronica Roth, p. 526, 2013.

To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.

Pain, Mean, Weight

The fire, the fire. It rages within, a campfire and then an inferno, and my body is its fuel. I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.

Powerful, Fire, Racing

Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.

Writing, Mean, Way

My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger.

Strong, Curiosity, Stronger

I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten.

Long, Together, Lines

"I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again." "Tobias," I say, "I love you."

Love You, Hands, Waiting

"Insurgent". Book by Veronica Roth, May 1, 2012.

But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.

"Allegiant". Book by Veronica Roth, p. 526, 2013.

Lies require commitment.

Lying, Commitment

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

Hurt, Pain, Broken

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

Sad, Grief, Sorrow

Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.

Heart, Pride, Als

I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I've done, but I'm sure my list would never be complete. I also don't believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions...I don't believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all.

Believe, Would Be, Done

Let the guilt teach you how to behave next time.

Guilt, Next, Teach

You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

Strong, Men, Coward

And sometimes, if you want the truth, you have to demand it.

Demand, Want, Sometimes

Veronica Roth (2013). “Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2)”, p.31, HarperCollins UK

We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar. I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.

Kissing, Hands, Together

I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them. I am terrified and I don't even know of what, because I have lost everything already.

Loneliness, Lost Everything, Tobias

"Allegiant". Book by Veronica Roth, 2013.

I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there's nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.

Pain, Watches, Absence

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