Few people who are born into Abnegation choose to leave it. When they do, we remember. Veronica Roth More Quotes by Veronica Roth More Quotes From Veronica Roth I shield my eyes from the sun to see her cold look—the expression I saw in my mind even before I looked at her. She looks older to me than she ever has, stern and tough and worn by time. I feel that way, too. “These people have no regard for human life,” she says. “They’re about to wipe the memories of all our friends and neighbors. They’re responsible for the deaths of a large majority of our old faction.” She sidesteps me and marches toward the door. “I think they’re lucky I’m not going to kill them. Veronica Roth eyememoriesthinking You were afraid of shooting people?" "No," I say. "I was afraid of my considerable capacity to kill." How many young men fear that there is a monster inside of them? Veronica Roth monstersmenpeople And now that you are out? How does the world seem to you?" he says. "Mostly the same," I say. "People are just divided by different things, fighting different wars. Veronica Roth fightingwarpeople 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. Veronica Roth sizedown-andideas When you're a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that's really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff. But when a book comes out, it's just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to. Veronica Roth wantstuffbook I love 'Harry Potter.' I'm a huge nerd - I would dress up if I could. Veronica Roth pottersnerddresses If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it. Veronica Roth utopiantrendsfiction I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth. Veronica Roth tendenciestryingthinking If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you've created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there's no conflict, there are no stories worth telling - or reading! Veronica Roth creatingreadingperfect Who cares about everyone? What about me? Veronica Roth insurgentwho-carescare Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them. Veronica Roth heroforgetpeople I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me. Veronica Roth voicewritingpeople An artist gives. Gives visually, gives through courses, or with free advice, through generosity of spirit and through a need to share. Veronica Roth generosityartistgiving Nature is neutral. Nature doesn't care how much money a person makes. Veronica Roth carepersons Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are. Veronica Roth writingpeopleinteresting To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise. Veronica Roth wisewantthinking 'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia. Veronica Roth writingcharactermean At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family. My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet. I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free. Veronica Roth hurtmotherfather Don't confuse your grief with guilt. Veronica Roth guiltgrief There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired the world of 'Divergent,' in which everyone is striving toward that ideal and falling short of it. Veronica Roth perfectsillyfall
