I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers. Veronica Roth answerbookgoodness Change image and share on social
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. Veronica Roth bookclassmatecritic share on social
I love 'Harry Potter.' I'm a huge nerd - I would dress up if I could. Veronica Roth dressharryhuge Change image and share on social
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 conflictcreatehave Change image and share on social
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. Veronica Roth depressmeanmess Change image and share on social
I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways. Veronica Roth afraidcamaraderiecompare share on social
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. Veronica Roth breakchoicedate share on social
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. Veronica Roth goodhumanprove Change image and share on social
Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special. Veronica Roth booklistenpeople Change image and share on social
I think it's fascinating to look at a world that an author has created that has sort of stemmed from the world now, and usually dystopian books point out something about our current world and exaggerates a tendency or a belief. Veronica Roth authorbeliefbook share on social