I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. Veronica Roth More Quotes by Veronica Roth More Quotes From Veronica Roth You've never had a hamburger before?" asks Christine, her eyes wide. "No," I say. "Is that what it's called?" "Stiffs eat plain food," Four says, nodding at Christina. "Why?" she asks. I shrug. "Extravagance is considered self-indulgent and unnecessary." She smirks. "No wonder you left." "Yeah," I say,rolling my eyes. "It was just because of the food." The corner of Four's mouth twitches. Veronica Roth rollingeyeself Even though I am still injured, I had to fight again today.Luckily this time,I was paired against Myra,who couldn't throw a good punch if someone was controlling her arm for her. Veronica Roth armsfightingtoday Do you know him well?" I ask.I am too curious; I always have been. "Everyone knows Four," she says. "We were initiates together.I was bad at fighting,so he taught me every night after everyone was asleep." She scratches the back of her neck, her expression suddenly serious. "Nice of him." She gets up and stands behind the members sitting in the doorway. In a second, her serious expression is gone,but I still feel rattled by what she said, half confused by the idea of Four being "nice" and half wanting to punch her for no apparent reason. Veronica Roth confusednicefighting I am proud. It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave Veronica Roth proudbravetoday She smiles.Her teeth are crooked. If I knocked them out,I might be doing her a favor. Veronica Roth teethfavorsmight I expect to weave through the crowd, dodging elbows and muttering "excuse me" the way I always do, but there is no need. Becoming Dauntless has made me noticable. Veronica Roth crowdselbowsneeds There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater. But sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through pain, and the work of every day, the slow walk toward a better life. That is the sort of bravery I must have now. Veronica Roth giving-uppaincourage Is this Prior?" "In the flesh." "Why's he bleeding?" "Because he's an idiot." Zeke offers me a black jacket with a factionless symbol stitched into the collar. "I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose." I wrap the jacket around Caleb's shoulders and fasten one of the buttons over his chest. He avoids my eyes. "I think it's a new phenomenon.", I say. Veronica Roth eyepeoplethinking It's Not sacrifice if it's someone else's life you're giving away, it's just evil. Veronica Roth sacrificeevilgiving I feel empty, not because of sadness, but because of relief, all the tension flowing out of me. Veronica Roth emptyreliefsadness It doesn't take skill to stand in a place were no bullets find you, or to fire into the dark and hit a man you didn't see. Veronica Roth firedarkmen Maybe forgiveness is just the continual pushing aside of bitter memories, until time dulls the hurt and anger, and the wrong is forgotten. Veronica Roth pushinghurtmemories I am wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, black shoes--new clothes, but beneath them, my Dauntless tattoos. It is impossible to erase my choices. Especially these. Veronica Roth jeanstattooblue Ignore them. They don't know what it is to make a difficult decision." "You wouldn't have done it, I bet." "That is only because I have been taught to be cautious when I don't know all the information, and you have been taught that risks can produce great rewards. Veronica Roth riskdonedecision I wonder if this is how is is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likable as good men. Veronica Roth good-manevilmen It's strange to see people you don't know well in the morning, with sleepy eyes and pillow creases in their cheeks Veronica Roth eyemorningpeople Every question that can be answered must beanswered or at least engaged. Illogical thought processes must bechallenged when they arise.Wrong answers must be corrected.Correct answers must be affirmed. —From the Erudite faction manifesto Veronica Roth factionsprocessanswers The reason the factions were evil is because there was no way out of them. They gave us the illusion of choice without actually giving us a choice. Veronica Roth choicesevilgiving She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics. Veronica Roth sacrificedonereal Life damages us, every one. We can't escape that damage. Veronica Roth damage
