How can you fail a test you aren't allowed to prepare for?
God, I snap. You don't want to have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell everything right away? Can't you see how stupid that is?First of all, don't use that name like a weapon again...
Evil depends on where you're standing.
Eric walks toward me, and I back away by instinct. I try not to be afraid of him, but I know how smart he is and that if I’m not careful he’ll notice that I keep staring at her, and that will be my un...
Don't pretend, I say Breathily. You know I'm not. I'm not ugly, but I am certainly not pretty. Fine. You're not pretty. So? He kisses my cheek. I like how you look. You're deadly smart. You're brave.
Can I ask why you’re throwing knives at cheese?’‘Caleb came by to discuss something,’ Tobias says, leaning his head against the wall as he looks at me. ‘And knife-throwing just came up somehow.’‘As it...
Caleb runs up to me and folds me carefully in his arms. I breathe a sigh of relief. I thought I had gotten to the point where I didn’t need my brother anymore, but I don’t think such a point actually...
And is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave?
And everyone saw me. Tobias saw me.I hear footsteps. Tobias marches toward me and wrenches me to my feet.What the hell was that, Stiff?I... My breath comes in a hiccup. I didn't-Get yourself together!...
A breeze blows through the alley, pushing me to one side, and I think of scaling the Ferris wheel with Tobias. He kept me steady then. There is no one left to keep me steady now.
A Dauntless Ferris wheel wouldn’t have cars. You would just hang on tight with your hands, and good luck to you.
I think romance is friendship and attraction sort of meeting together and that does influence what I'm writing a lot. I try to establish the attraction, obviously, but I also think it's important to s...
You're the one who has to live with your choice, everyone else will get over it, move on, no matter what you decide. But you never will
You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl. I roll my eyes.Not claustrophobic people, Tris.
Yes, I say. Three of these flying birds.I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight - toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind.
When I look at the Abnegation lifestyle as an outsider, I think it’s beautiful. When I watch my family move in harmony; when we go to dinner parties and everyone cleans together afterward without havi...
What? I ask.I'm developing a theory.And it is?She picks up her hamburger, grins, and says, That you have a death wish.
This was the first place I everfelt strong. Every time I breathe this air I feel it again.
Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
Let the guilt teach you how to behave next time,