That's the first time I've ever said those words out loud, and now I hear how strange they are. How many young men fear that there is a monster instead them? People are supposed to fear others, not themselves.
Veronica RothI get the strange urge to hit my head against the wall. Other people's sobs make me feel uncomfortable.
Veronica RothBecoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
Veronica RothIt isn't the height that scares me - the height makes me feel alive with energy, every organ and vessel and muscle in my body singing at the same pitch. Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
Veronica Roth