But I killed a man just like my mother did. David says it’s okay because I didn’t mean to, and because he was about to kill that little kid. But I’m pretty sure my mom didn’t mean to kill my dad, either, so what difference does that make, meaning or not meaning to do something? Accident or on purpose, the result is the same, and that’s one fewer life than there should be in the world.
Veronica RothWe may both be bad, but there’s a huge difference between us—I’m not content with being this way.
Veronica RothI want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead.
Veronica RothI'm sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what's wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
Veronica Roth