“It happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt." We stay in the silence and the loneliness of the otherwise empty dormitory for a few more minutes, and I try to let her words work themselves into me.”
Veronica Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist best known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy, which includes Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant. The series, set in a dystopian Chicago, explores themes of identity, choice, and societal structure. Roth graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in creative writing. She published Divergent at age 21, and the series has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, inspiring a successful film franchise. Roth continues to write and lives in Chicago with her family. more
“The night air slips into my lungs, and I feel like it is one of my first breaths.”
“I need to deny them the power to control me. I need to know I am stronger than they are.”
“I do not get to choose what she becomes just because I can't deal with who she is.”
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.”