Peyton > Peyton's Quotes

“He told me once to be brave, and though I have stood still while knives spun toward my face and jumped off a roof, I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.”
― veronica roth

“Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.”
― Veronica Roth, Allegiant

“It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest.”
― Veronica Roth

“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.”
― Veronica Roth

“I think that you are the liar!" I say, my voice quaking.
"You tell me you love me, you trust me, you think I'm more perceptive than the average person. And the first second that belief in my perceptiveness, that trust, that love is put to the test, it falls apart." I am crying now, but I am not ashamed of the tears shining on my cheeks or the thickness of my voice. "So you must have lied when you told me all those things... you must have, because I can't believe your love is really that feeble.”
― Veronica Roth

“What is wrong with you?' I shake my head. 'Pull it together.'
And that's what it feels like: pulling the different parts of me up and in like a shoelace. I feel suffocated, but at least I feel strong.”
― Veronica Roth

“Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace
it.”
― Veronica Roth

“Awkwardness aside, it's nice to be liked.”
― Veronica Roth

“Living without virtues is to live divorced from society, seperated from the most important thing in life, community.”
― Veronica Roth

“That said, in the two weeks before I leave for the Dark Days tour, I am going radio silent, which means I will be avoiding the Internet at all costs in order to revise, revise, revise. I will miss you. Tris says hi, though.”
― Veronica Roth

“We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.”
― Veronica Roth

“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.”
― Veronica Roth