When I look at the Abnegation lifestyle as an outsider, I think itโs beautiful. When I watch my family move in harmony; when we go to dinner parties and everyone cleans together afterward without having to be asked; when I see Caleb help strangers carry their groceries, I fall in love with this life all over again.
Veronica RothThey try to make you think they care about what you do but they don't. They don't want you to act a certain way. So you're easy to understand. So you won't pose a threat to them.
Veronica RothThe truth is... you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you donยดt love me back...it hurts.
Veronica RothIf you are really one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward.
Veronica Roth