If you are really one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward. Veronica Roth More Quotes by Veronica Roth More Quotes From Veronica Roth Lies require commitment. Veronica Roth lying commitment 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 love romantic relationship Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it. Veronica Roth writing mean way 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-life community mother 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 breathing grief heart 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 purpose mother want Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it. Veronica Roth divergent important evil 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 pain weight mean Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind. Veronica Roth bravery doe way 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 rude mom sorry 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 shh arms wall I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both. Veronica Roth tobias strong littles 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 writing teacher long 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 useless stupid gone You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true. Veronica Roth belief inspirational believe 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-places laughter light ...there is power in self-sacrifice. Veronica Roth selflessness sacrifice self
