1,483 Quotes by Veronica Roth

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    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.

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    A Dauntless Ferris wheel wouldn’t have cars. You would just hang on tight with your hands, and good luck to you.

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    I did not know that my entire personality, my entire being, could be discarded as the byproduct of my anatomy. What if I really am just someone with a large prefrontal cortex...and nothing more?

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    It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.

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    He kisses me again, more insistent this time, his hands squeezing my waist. His breaths, his body, my body, we are so close there is no difference.

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    Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.

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    There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.

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