Quotes From "Divergent" By Veronica Roth

I have something I need to tell you, " he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. "I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though."" That's sensible of you, " I say, smiling too. "We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something." I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear." Maybe I'm already sure, " he says, "and I just don't want to frighten you." I laugh a little. "Then you should know better."" Fine, " he says. "Then I love you. . Veronica Roth

Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something."" Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your heart racing Tris?"I cringe and say, "Well, I...I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against you in a box, Four, what do you think?"..." Maybe you were cut out for Candor, " he says, "because you're a terrible liar. Veronica Roth

Yeah, well, " I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be."" That's not entirely true." He smiles at me. "That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?".." You've been paying close attention, haven't you?"" I like to observe people/"" Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar. Veronica Roth

Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just...want to see it again. Want to see you awake. Veronica Roth

Wait a second, " Four says. I turn toward him, wondering which version of Four I'll see now-the one who scolds me, or the one who climbs Ferris wheels with me. He smiles a little, but the smile doesn't spread to his eyes, which look less tense and worried." You belong here, you know that?" he says. "You belong with us. It'll be over soon, so just hold on, okay?" He scratches behind his ear and looks away, like he's embarrassed by what he said. I stare at him. I feel my heartbeat everywhere, even in my toes. I feel like doing something bold, but I could just as easily walk away. I am not sure which option is smarter, or better. I am not sure that I care. I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe. I stare up at him, and he stares down at me. For a long moment, we stay that way. Then I pull my hand away and run after Uriah and Lynn and Marlene. Maybe now he thinks I'm stupid, or strange. Maybe it was worth it. Veronica Roth

You will be the first test subject, Tobias. Beatrice, however.." She smiles. "You are too injured to be of much use to me, so your execution will occur at the conclusion of this meeting." I try to hide the shudder that goes through me at the word "execution, " my shoulder screaming with pain, and look up at Tobias. It's hard to blink tears back when I see the terror in Tobias's wide, dark eyes." No, " says Tobias. His voice trembles, but his look stern as he shakes his head. "I would rather die."" I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice in that matter, " replies Jeanine lightly. Tobias takes my face in this hands roughly and kisses me, the pressure of his lips pushing mine apart. I forget my pain and the terror of approaching death and for a moment, I am grateful that the memory of that kiss will be fresh in my mind as I meet my end. Veronica Roth

Eric called Al's suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother's death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option. Veronica Roth

I pull my foot back again, but Four's hands clamp around my arms, and he pulls me away from her with irresistible force. I breathe through gritted teeth, staring at Molly's blood-covered face, the color deep and rich and beautiful, in a way. She groans, and I hear a gurgling in her throat, watch blood trickle from her lips. "You won, " Four mutters. "Stop." I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes too wide; they look alarmed. "I think you should leave, " he says. "Take a walk." I'm fine, " I say. "I'm fine now, " I say again, this time for myself. I wish I could say I felt guilty for what I did. I don't. Veronica Roth

We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness. Veronica Roth

Moths, " repeats Will. "You're afraid of moths?" "Not just a cloud of moths, " she says, "like...a swarm of them. Everywhere. All those wings and legs and..." She shudders and shakes her head." Terrifying, " Will says with mock seriousness. "That's my girl. Tough as cotton balls."" Oh, Shut up. Veronica Roth

Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter's forehead, and clicks a bullet into place. Peter freezes with his lips parted, the yawn dead in his mouth. "Wake. Up, " Four snaps. "You are holding a loaded gun, you idiot. Act like it. Veronica Roth

What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are stillswollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.“ Oh, you know, ” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an undergroundtunnel. Veronica Roth

I breathe in. The water will wash my wounds clean. I breathe out. My mother submerged me in water when I was a baby, to give me to God. It has been a long time since I thought about God, but I think about him now. It is only natural. I am glad, suddenly, that I shot Eric in the foot instead of the head. Veronica Roth

It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else. Veronica Roth

Human reason can excuse any evil. Veronica Roth

I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free. Veronica Roth

It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first. Veronica Roth

Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle. Veronica Roth

I wish I could tell him that we’re going through the same thing. I wish I could speak to him like I want to instead of like I’m supposed to. But the idea of admitting that I need help is too much to bear, so I turn away. Veronica Roth

Scrubbing the floor when no one else wanted to was something that my mother would have done. If I can't be with her, the least I can do is act like her sometimes. Veronica Roth

There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage-in controlling something, period. Veronica Roth

You won’t shoot me."" People tend to overestimate my character, " I say quietly. "They think that because I’m small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can’t possibly be cruel. But they’re wrong. Veronica Roth

A brave man acknowledges the strength of others. Veronica Roth

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient. There's nothing especially brave about wandering dark streets with no flashlight, but we are not supposed to need help, even from light. We are supposed to be capable of anything. I like that. 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. Veronica Roth

We believe in bravery. We believe in taking action. We believe in freedom from fear and in acquiring the skills to force the bad out of our world so that the good can prosper and thrive. If you also believe in those things, we welcome you. Veronica Roth

A son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend." His Mother says: "Why did you fight with your friend?"" Because he demanded something of me, and I would not give it to him."" Why did you not give it to him?"" Because it was mine."" My son, you now have possessions, but you do not have your friend. Which would you rather have?"" My friend."" Then give freely, trusting that you will also be given what you need. Veronica Roth

I don't want to cry for Edward- at least not in the deep, personal way that you cry for a friend or loved one. I want to cry because something terrible happened, and I saw it, and I could not see a way to mend it. Veronica Roth

I close my eyes. I don't expect Four to reassure me, and he makes no effort to, but I feel better standing here than I did out there among the people who are my friends, my faction. Veronica Roth

The tunnel is lit at long intervals, so in the dark space between each dim lamp, I fear that I am lost until a shoulder bumps mine. In the circles of light I am safe again. Veronica Roth

I am selfish. I am brave. Veronica Roth

I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though. Veronica Roth

I like to think I'm helping them by hating them. I'm reminding them that they aren't God's gift to humankind. Veronica Roth

Maybe there is some Abnegation in everyone. Well in everyone but Peter."-Tris Prior Veronica Roth

I also remember that my father was one of the people who voted to get the Dauntless out of the factionless sector of the city. He said the poor didn’t need policing; they needed help, and we could give it to them. But I would rather not mention that now, or here. It’s one of the many things Erudite gives as evidence of Abnegation’s incompetence. Veronica Roth

And everyone saw me. Tobias saw me. I hear footsteps. Tobias marches toward me and wrenches me to my feet." What the hell was that, Stiff?""I.." My breath comes in a hiccup. "I didn't-"" Get yourself together! This is pathetic." Something within me snaps. My tears stop. Heat races through my body, driving the weakness out of me, and I smack him so hard my knuckles burn with the impact. He stares at me, one side of his face bright with blush-blood, and I stare back." Shut up, " I say. I yank my arm from his grasp and walk out of the room. Veronica Roth

Some of my anger has faded, but it isn't hard to call back. All I have to do is think about how cold the air was and how loud the laughter was. Look at her. She's a child. Veronica Roth

I still want to be angry, but I have to let my anger go. Veronica Roth

Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them. . Veronica Roth