Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth
Veronica Rothis an American novelist and short story writer known for her debut New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, consisting of Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant; and Four: A Divergent Collection. Divergent was the recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Book of 2011 and the 2012 winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth19 August 1988
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again.
Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.
Our eyes meet. I hear a train horn, so faint it could be wind whistling through an alleyway. But I know it when I hear it. It sounds like the Dauntless, calling me to to them.
I am selfish. I am brave.
And is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave?
What's worse: to be idle while someone dies, or to be exiled and empty-handed?
Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn't. It isn't.
One choice can transform you!
I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.
One Choice One Choice, decided your friends. One Choice, defines your beliefs. One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever. ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU
A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.
If you are really one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward.
He pulls me over the railing and against his chest, gathering me into his arms, easing an arm under my knees. I press my face into his shoulder, and there is a sudden, hollow silence.
Living without virtues is to live divorced from society, seperated from the most important thing in life, community.