Veronica Roth Quotes about Evil

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

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

Veronica Roth

Evil, Important, Divergent

Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent Trilogy”, p.54, HarperCollins UK

Human reason can excuse any evil.

Veronica Roth

Evil, Divergent, Excuse

Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent Trilogy”, p.54, HarperCollins UK

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

Knowledge And Power, Evil, Knowledge Is Power

I wonder if this is how is is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likable as good men.

Veronica Roth

Men, Evil, Good Man

The reason the factions were evil is because there was no way out of them. They gave us the illusion of choice without actually giving us a choice.

Veronica Roth

Evil, Giving, Choices

Though I know that he had something to do with the attack simulation, and with all those deaths, I find it difficult to pair those actions with the man I see in front of me. I wonder if this is how it is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likeable as good men.

Veronica Roth

Men, Evil, Good Man

Decades ago, our ancestors realized that it is not just political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world. Rather, they determined that it was the fault of human personality - of humankind's inclination towards evil, in whatever form that is. They divided into factions that sought to eradicate those qualities they believed responsible for the world's disarray.

Veronica Roth

Religious, Race, Evil

Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1)”, p.29, HarperCollins UK

You know what mom told me once? She said that everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recognize the same evil in ourselves, so we're able to forgive them.

Veronica Roth

Mom, Evil, Forgiving