Quotes From "Insurgent" By Veronica Roth

I'll be your family now, " he says. "I love you, " I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again."" Tobias, " I say, "I love you. Veronica Roth

What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of silence have passed." Honestly?"" Does now seem like the time for honesty?" I look at her from the corner of my eye. "I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap. Veronica Roth

Tris, " he says. "What did they do to you? You're acting like a lunatic."" That's not very nice of you to say, " I say. "They put me in a good mood, that's all. And now I really want to kiss you, so if you could just relax- Veronica Roth

Instead I take the lead, Tobias silent at my side, and though he does not touch me, he steadies me. Veronica Roth

I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body. Veronica Roth

Crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. Veronica Roth

Fear, ” she says, “is more powerful than pain. Veronica Roth

I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. Becauseinside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom, toward Tobias, and, aboveall, toward life. And as hard as I try, I cannot kill it. Veronica Roth

Ingenuity requires creativity. Veronica Roth

Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn't have this guilt - the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing it down where no one can see it. Veronica Roth

It would be nice if life worked this way, stripping the dirt from our lives and sending us back out into the world clean. But some dirt is destined to lingered. Veronica Roth

I think about pressing myself against him, but I can't, because all our secrets would keep a space between us. Veronica Roth

You don't have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can't you see how stupid that is? Veronica Roth

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you. Veronica Roth

I have discovered that sitting still leaves little spaces for the grief to get in, so I stay busy. Veronica Roth

Mockery is childish. It does not become you. Veronica Roth

He must have stood there for a long time, making a list of all the terrible things he had done–almost killinng me was one of those thingss–and another list of all the good, heroic, brave things he had not done, and then decided that he was tired. Tired, not just of living, but of existing. Tired of being Al. Veronica Roth

I shower in the dark, barely able to tell soap from conditioner, and tell myself that I will emerge new and strong, that the water will heal me. Veronica Roth

No, I just thought I'd shoot bullets out of my nose Veronica Roth

I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be. I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me. Veronica Roth

I am afraid that if I start to sob, I will never stop until I shrivel up like a raisin. Veronica Roth

Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you, " I say. "Controlling you is. Veronica Roth

Sleep, " he says. "I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you."" With what?"" My bar hands, obviously." In the moments before i drift off to sleep, i hear him whisper, "I love you, Tris. Veronica Roth

So this is where you grew up. Did you like it here? I guess you couldn't have, if you wanted to leave.' CHRISTINA'I liked some things and hated some things. And there were some things I didn't know I had until I lost them.' TRIS Veronica Roth

I regret..." Tobias tilts his head, and sighs. "I regret my choice."" What Ch Veronica Roth

But then he stops at the door frame and says, It's 9:24. Telling me the time is a small act of betrayal-and therefore an ordinary act of bravery. It is maybe the first time I've seen Peter be truly Dauntless. Veronica Roth

And there were some things I didn't know I had until I lost them. Veronica Roth

And what this is, I realize, is life. I don't want it. I want my parents and I have for weeks. I've been trying to claw my way back to them, and now I am so close and he is telling me not to. Veronica Roth

I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am. Veronica Roth

Crying defies scientific explanation. Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion. I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. Veronica Roth

I fit my mouth to his and he tastes like water and smells like fresh air. I drag my hand from his neck to the small of his back and put it under his shirt. He kisses me harder. Veronica Roth

How do you stop conflict without conflict? Veronica Roth

So you’re her brother?” says Lynn. “I guess we know who got the good genes.” I laugh at the expression on Caleb’s face, his mouth drawn into a slight pucker and his eyes wide. Veronica Roth

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like. Veronica Roth

I can pretend to be brave, but I'm not Veronica Roth

I also don't believe that whatever come after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions-that sounds too much like an Erudite afterlife to me, all accuracy and no feeling. Veronica Roth

I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I've done, but I'm sure my list would never be complete. I also don't believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions... I don't believe that what comes after depends on anything I do at all. Veronica Roth

He smells safe, too, like sunlit walks in the orchard and silent breakfastsin the dining hall. And in the moments before I drift off to sleep, I almost forget about our war-torn city and all the conflict that willcome to find us soon, if we don’t find it first. Veronica Roth

How strange that something so simple could have been instrumental in my decision to ruin one of my most relationships and friendships, and damage another. Veronica Roth