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Veronica Roth Quotes - Page 23

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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

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.

Fighting, Doors, Interesting

Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent Series (Books 1-3) Plus Free Four, The Transfer and World of Divergent”, p.72, HarperCollins UK

Al walks in, and I don't even have to ask him to help me, he just walks over and strips bedding with me. i will have to scrub the frame later. Al carries the stack of sheets to the trash and together we walk toward the training room. "Ignore him," Al says. "He's an idiot, and if you don't get angry, he'll stop eventually.

Training, Together, Als

Or you can stay frigid," says WIll, his green eyes glinting with mischief. "You know. If you want." Christina throws a roll at him. He catches it and bites it. "Don't be mean to her," she says. "Frigidity is in her nature. Sort of like being a know-it-all is in yours." "I am not frigid!" I exclaim. "Don't worry about it," says Will. It's endearing. Look you're all red.

Mean, Eye, Worry

Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.49, Harper Collins

I don't see any elderly people in the crowd. Are there any old Dauntless? Do they not last that long, or are they just sent away when they can't jump off moving trains anymore?

Moving, Elderly, Long

Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent Trilogy”, p.40, HarperCollins UK

I hear my heartbeat. I have been looking at him too long, but then, he has been looking back, and I feel like we are both trying to say something the other can't hear, though I could be imagining it. Too long - and now even longer, my heart even louder, his tranquil eyes swallowing me whole.

Heart, Eye, Long

I think he came to die with me," I say. I clamp my hand over my mouth to stifle a sob. If I can keep breathing, I can stop crying. I didn't need or want him to die with me. I wanted to keep him safe. What an idiot, I think, but my heart isn't in it. "That's ridiculous," he says. "That doesn't make any sense. He's eighteen; he'll find another girlfriend once you're dead. And he's stupid if he doesn't know that." Tears run down my cheeks, hot at first and then cold. I close my eyes. "If you think that's what it's about..." I swallow another sob. "...you're the stupid one.

Running, Girlfriend, Stupid

The battle we are fighting is not against a particular group. It is against human nature - or at least what it has become.

Fighting, Battle, Groups

Sleep,” he says. “I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.” “With what?” “My bare hands, obviously.

Dream, Sleep, Fighting

Veronica Roth (2013). “Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2)”, p.36, HarperCollins UK

It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest." --Four in Divergent

Acting, Divergent, Four

I have to admit that Christina is good—though I don’t like giving credit to Candor smart-mouths—and so is Peter—though I don’t like giving credit to future psychopaths.

Smart, Giving, Credit

Veronica Roth (2013). “Free Four - Tobias tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene”, p.6, HarperCollins UK

He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is he talking about the blanket? 'You were lying.

Lying, Talking, Mouths

He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. I can't stop.

Curves, Hands, Covering

"Welcome to the Amity compound," Johanna's eyes fix on my face, and she smiles crookedly. "Let us take care of you."

Eye, Care, Faces

"Insurgent". Book by Veronica Roth, May 1, 2012.

Can I ask why you’re throwing knives at cheese?’ ‘Caleb came by to discuss something,’ Tobias says, leaning his head against the wall as he looks at me. ‘And knife-throwing just came up somehow.’ ‘As it so often does,’ I say, a small smile inching across my face.

Wall, Knives, Doe

Veronica Roth (2013). “Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2)”, p.24, HarperCollins UK

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.

Long, Reassurance, Assured

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.

Blow, Thinking, Ferris Wheels

The gun goes off. I fall.

Fall, Gun

I point at a window to my left, and it explodes. Particles of glass rain over us. ‘You’ll have to do better than that,' I say.

Rain, Glasses, Window

We're all right, you know,' he says quietly. 'You and me. Okay?' My chest aches, and I nod. 'Nothing else is all right.' His whisper tickles my cheek. 'But we are.

Ache, Okay, Knows

I am fed up. I am fed up with tears and weakness. But there isn't much I can do to stop them.

Tears, Weakness, Feds

Veronica Roth (2014). “Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Collection: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four”, p.61, Harper Collins

I want to cry because something terrible happened, and I saw it, and I could not see a way to mend it.

Want, Way, Saws

Because there might come a day when there is no flashlight, there is no gun, there is no guiding hand. And I want to be ready for it." (divergent pg.138)

Gun, Hands, Divergent

Someone shouts, "Enough!" and I think too much and nothing at all.

Thinking, Too Much, Enough

Veronica Roth (2014). “Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Collection: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four”, p.59, Harper Collins

I note how calm she looks and how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of losing herself. I can't say the same of myself.

Art, Looks, Losing

Veronica Roth (2014). “Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Collection: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four”, p.9, Harper Collins

I would rather be dead than empty

Empty

Veronica Roth (2014). “Divergent Collector's Edition”, p.29, Harper Collins

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