I've done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write. Veronica Roth More Quotes by Veronica Roth More Quotes From Veronica Roth Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to. Veronica Roth reassuranceassuredlong A breeze blows through the alley, pushing me to one side, and I think of scaling the Ferris wheel with Tobias. He kept me steady then. There is no one left to keep me steady now. Veronica Roth ferris-wheelsblowthinking The gun goes off. I fall. Veronica Roth gunfall It's what you deserve to hear," I say firmly, my eyes going cloudy with tears. "That you're whole, that you're worth loving, that you're the best person I've ever known. Veronica Roth what-you-deservetearseye Out of my peripheral vision, I see Four shove the door open and walk out. Apparently this fight isn't interesting enough for him. Or maybe he's going to figure out why everything's spinning like a top, and I don't blame him; I want to know the answer too. Veronica Roth fightingdoorsinteresting May the peace of God be with you," she says, her voice low, "even in the midst of trouble." "Why would it?" I say softly, so no one else can hear. "After all I've done..." "It isn't about you," she says. "It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift. Veronica Roth voicedonemay Any idiot can stand in front of a target," I say. "It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall is a sign of cowardice" "Then it should be easy for you," Eric sys. "If you're willing ot take his place. Veronica Roth erictargetbullying I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. Veronica Roth divergentsmartbrave I'm going to stop a revolution,'' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me. Veronica Roth peterfollow-merevolution Though I know that he had something to do with the attack simulation, and with all those deaths, I find it difficult to pair those actions with the man I see in front of me. I wonder if this is how it is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likeable as good men. Veronica Roth good-manevilmen I open the door to the fear landscape room and flip open the small black box that was in my back pocket to see the syringes inside. This is the box I have always used, padded around the needles; it is a sign of something sick inside me, or something brave. Veronica Roth sickbravedoors Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life Veronica Roth cowardicereal-lifereal I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. I can see them within her, the courage and the beauty they pressed into her like a handprint. Veronica Roth parentexampleexpectations Did you ever meet someone named Caleb?" I say. 'Caleb," Fernando says. "Yes, there was a Caleb in my initiate class. Brilliant, but he was... what's the colloquial term for it? A suck-up." he smirks. Veronica Roth smirkbrilliantclass Is there any other way to Erudite headquarters?" I say. "Not that I now of," says Cara. "Unless you want to jump from one roof to another." She laughs a little as she says it, like it's a joke. I raise my eyebrows at her. "Wait," she says. "You aren't considering---? Veronica Roth eyebrowswaitinglaughing Tris.” I keep staring. “Tris.” I finally look at him. “I just don’t want to lose you. Veronica Roth triswantlooks Grabbing hold of facts in the midst of shock is very Erudite of him. Veronica Roth midstshockfacts The Dauthless have the wierdest slang. Pansycake, Nose...is there a term for The Candor?" "Of course."Uriah grins."Jerks Veronica Roth candorjerknoses I feel the urge, familiar now, to wrench myself from my body and speak directly into her mind. It is the same urge, I realize, that makes me want to kiss her every time I see her, because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating. Our fingers, loosely woven a moment ago, now clutch together, her palm tacky with moisture, mine rough in places where I have grabbed too many handles on too many moving trains. Now she looks pale and small, but her eyes make me think of wide-open skies that I have never actually seen, only dreamed of. Veronica Roth distanceeyemoving Without thinking, I grab Al's arm and squeeze it as tightly as I can. I just need something to hold on to. Blood runs down the side of Christina's face and splatters on the ground next to her cheek. This is the first time I have ever prayed for someone to fall unconscious.... Al frees his hand and pulls me tight to his side. I clench my teeth to keep from crying out. Veronica Roth runningfallthinking
