1,483 Quotes by Veronica Roth

Eric called Al’s suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother’s death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn’t just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option.

La gente solo quiere ser feliz, aunque la felicidad no sea real.

It’s Not sacrifice if it’s someone else’s life you’re giving away, it’s just evil.

I’m Divergent. And I can’t be controlled.

I slowly realized that perfectionism just not that important. What’s more important is to try to love the people around you. Whatever that means at a particular time is the best you can do.

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.

Stiff. That’s why you’re strong, get it? – Tobias Eaton.

Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn’t have this guilt – the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing it down where no one can see it, not even Tobias. Maybe I should not be so afraid of saying anything, because honesty will make me feel lighter.

This is what I wanted most to avoid: for my rises and falls to become Tobias’s rises and falls. That’s why I can’t let him step in to defend me now.