I note how calm she looks and how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of losing herself. I can't say the same of myself. Veronica Roth More Quotes by Veronica Roth More Quotes From Veronica Roth Lies require commitment. Veronica Roth lyingcommitment But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other. Veronica Roth Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames. Veronica Roth loveromanticrelationship Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it. Veronica Roth writingmeanway To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community. My mother once told me 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. Veronica Roth things-in-lifecommunitymother I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be. I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me. Veronica Roth breathinggriefheart 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. Veronica Roth purposemotherwant Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it. Veronica Roth divergentimportantevil 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. Veronica Roth painweightmean Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind. Veronica Roth braverydoeway That's what love does. When it's right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be. Veronica Roth doe 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 Veronica Roth rudemomsorry Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no. Veronica Roth shharmswall I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both. Veronica Roth tobiasstronglittles I know that I'll be writing for young adults for a long time. Mostly because I just love the readers and the teachers and librarians that I interact with. Veronica Roth writingteacherlong Resisting is worth doing. Veronica Roth resisting It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she's gone. She's gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it's all I can do. Veronica Roth uselessstupidgone You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true. Veronica Roth beliefinspirationalbelieve I laugh, and it's laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I've ever known is coming apart. Veronica Roth strange-placeslaughterlight ...there is power in self-sacrifice. Veronica Roth selflessnesssacrificeself
