At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family. My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. My father helped Caleb with his homework. There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet. I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.
Veronica RothI could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.
Veronica RothNot like Tobias, who is almost shy when he smiles, like he is surprised you bothered to look at him in the first place.
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