Veronica Roth quotes

Veronica Roth is an American author best known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy. The series became a major success, inspiring film adaptations and gaining a massive global following. She continues to write novels and short stories, captivating readers with her imaginative storytelling. Here are 28 of her quotes:

If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you've created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there's no conflict, there are no stories worth telling - or reading! (Veronica Roth)
[T]hat's something Roth does extraordinarily well – explain the toughest parts of life. Love, loss, heartbreak, joy and faith. View quote
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I thought about reaching out with my authorial hand and snatching her from that awful situation. I thought about it and I agonized over it. But to me, that felt dishonest and emotionally manipulative. This was the end she had chosen, and I felt she had earned an ending that was as powerful as she was. View quote
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Veronica Roth has a very blunt and not-so-sugarcoated way of killing people off. View quote
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There's no way to please everyone, because that mythical book with the ending that every single person wants can't exist-you want different things, each one of you. The only thing I can do, in light of that fact, is write an honest story as best I can. View quote
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I may be biased, but I think I have the best readers ever. View quote
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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is. View quote
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'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia. View quote
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In my own relationships, I know that I should break up with someone who doesn't encourage me to be strong and make my own choices and do what's best in my life, so if you're dating someone who doesn't want you to be the best person you can be, you shouldn't be dating them. View quote
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As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, for me, was about finding a moral high ground. As I've grown up, I've decided to abandon that because it made me judgmental and also stressed me out. View quote
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them. (Veronica Roth)
Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. View quote
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I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth. View quote
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There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired the world of 'Divergent,' in which everyone is striving toward that ideal and falling short of it. View quote
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It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it. View quote
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Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special. View quote
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers. View quote
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others. View quote
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When you're a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that's really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff. But when a book comes out, it's just hundreds of opinions and you have to learn to separate out the ones you want to listen to or figure out many you want to listen to. View quote
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I love 'Harry Potter.' I'm a huge nerd - I would dress up if I could. View quote
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If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it. (Veronica Roth)
I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me. View quote
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I was so afraid that we would just keep colliding over and over again if we stayed together, and that eventually the impact would break me. But now I know I am like the blade and he is like the whetstone- I am too strong to break so easily, and I become better, sharper, every time I touch him. View quote
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Humans can't tolerate emptiness for long. View quote
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One choice can transform you! View quote
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