“I read somewhere, one, that crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. Because inside of me is a…”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Tears, Crying, Emotion, Feelings
“I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyalty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Love, loyal, Identity, Family, Friends
“Knowledge is power. Power to do evil... or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Knowledge, Power, Evil, Good
“Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Reason, Evil, justification
“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.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Sacrifice, Love, strength
“Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Grief, Guilt, Suffering
“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Fear, Power, Afraid
“Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Evil, poison, humans
“Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Pretty, noticeable, Attention, beauty
“It must require bravery to be honest all the time.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Brave, honest, Courage, Truth
“I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Love, Choices, Dating
“Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: polite, Deception, deceiving
“Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Love, Dating, Relationships, Feelings
“We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: War, alive, Destruction
“Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: cruel, mean, Brave, kindness
“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: People, humans, Secrets, Trust
“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better.”— Veronia Roth, amazon.comTagged: Crying, Tears, Laughter
“Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.comTagged: Suicide, Selfish, Death