We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.
Veronica RothMy first instinct is to push you until you break just to see how hard I have to press.
Veronica RothWhen i get home, I sit on the front step and take deep breaths of the cool spring air for a few minutes. My mother was the one who taught me to steal moments like those, moments of freedom, though she didn't now it. I watched her... But I learned something else from watching her too, which is that the free moments always have to end.
Veronica Roth