Veronica Roth Quotes

What is the commonest, and yet the least remembered form of heroism? The heroism of an average mother. Ah! when I think of that broad fact I gather hope again for poor humanity, and this dark world looks bright, this diseased world looks wholesome to me once more, because, whatever else it is or is not full of, it is at least full of mothers.

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.

They never fail who die in a great cause.

I say that no man can be greater than the man who bravely and heroically sacrifices his life for the good of others. No man can be greater than the one who meets death face to face, and yet will not shrink from what he believes to be his highest duty.

To give one's life is a right only when one gives it unselfishly.

There is nothing more noble than putting yourself in the line of fire to save a life.

They died to save their country, and they only saved the world.

For months people have been begging me to come here for this Kamikaze operation. We will die well. The fact that we are taking a role in a great moment is history is a great honor.

No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother's love. It shrinks not where man cowers, and grows stronger where man faints, and over wastes of worldly fortunes sends the radiance of its quenchless fidelity like a star.

A mother has, perhaps, the hardest earthly lot; and yet no mother worthy of the name ever gave herself thoroughly for her child who did not feel that, after all, she reaped what she had sown.

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and of all loving women, there is no such slave as a mother.

A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child.

I do what I do in my mother's name because I couldn't help her then. Now I can.

They died for me,” I say. That feels important

Sometimes, mothers say and do things that seem like they don't want their kids... but when you look more closely, you realize that they're doing those kids a favor. They're just trying to give them a better life.

Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.

Be glad you have a mother who loves you." He was glad of that. A lot, since she was basically the only person on earth who did. But now that he was a full head taller than her, it was weird when she tried to cuddle him like he was a baby. He could be almost seven feet tall like Acheron, and she'd probably still try to pull him into her lap.

Yet perhaps no sacrifice is wholly useless which proves there are men who prefer honour to life.

You don’t understand — there are things worth dying for!

You are brave, kicking a chained prisoner. They must sing heroic ballads about you on winter nights!" (Alanna)

Most of us love a non-self, or something extrinsic and apart from our inner life; but a mother's love during the time she is a flesh-and-blood ciborium is not for a non-self but for one that is her very self, a perfect example of charity and love which hardly perceives a separation. Motherhood then becomes a kind of priesthood. She brings God to man by preparing the flesh in which the soul will be implanted; she brings man to God in offering the child back again to the Creator.

You never realize how much your mother loves you till you explore the attic - and find every letter you ever sent her, every finger painting, clay pot, bead necklace, Easter chicken, cardboard Santa Claus, paperlace Mother's Day card and school report since day one.

Mother's love grows by giving.

I’ll distract them,” Carter said. “You search. The Trophy room is through there.” “Carter!” But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that.