Quotes from Veronica Roth

A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.

I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.

It isn't right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.

And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.

A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

The first step to loving someone else is to recognize the evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.

She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love... That it should be done from necessity, not without exhausting all other options. That it should be done for people who need your strength because they don't have enough of their own.

Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.

Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.

But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.

He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I'm afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make me bare too. 'Is this scaring you, Tris?' 'No,' I croak. I clear my throat. 'Not really. I'm only…afraid of what I want.' 'What do you want?' Then his face tightens. 'Me?' Slowly I nod.

Insurgent, he says. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.

Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.

Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially

I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose.

Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.

Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my nature to expect the worst of them. And the second is that I am unexpectedly good with computers.

Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.

We believe in bravery. We believe in taking action. We believe in freedom from fear and in acquiring the skills to force the bad out of our world so that the good can prosper and thrive. If you also believe in those things, we welcome you.

I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.

Human reason can excuse any evil.

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.

The person you became with her is worth being.

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can't escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other