Color fills her cheeks, and I think it again: that Johanna Reyes might still be beautiful. Except now I think that she isn't just beautiful in spite of the scar, she's somehow beautiful with it, like Lynn with her buzzed hair, like Tobias with the memories of his father's cruelty that he wears like armor, like my mother in her plain gray clothing.
Veronica RothI watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there's nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
Veronica RothI know that I'll be writing for young adults for a long time. Mostly because I just love the readers and the teachers and librarians that I interact with.
Veronica RothHow have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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