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.
Veronica Roth
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, Insurgent
Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
Veronica Roth, Insurgent
Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.
Veronica Roth, Divergent
Sometimes people just want to be happy, even if it's not real.
Veronica Roth, Insurgent
We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
Veronica Roth, Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
Veronica Roth, Divergent #1
Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
Veronica Roth, Divergent
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, Insurgent