He pulls me over the railing and against his chest, gathering me into his arms, easing an arm under my knees. I press my face into his shoulder, and there is a sudden, hollow silence.
You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl. I roll my eyes.Not claustrophobic people, Tris! He sounds desperate now.Okay, okay. I set my hand on top of his and guide i...
You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl. I roll my eyes.Not claustrophobic people, Tris.
His absence will haunt their hallways, and he will be a space they can't fill. And then time will pass, and the hole will be gone, like when an organ is removed and the body's fluids flow into the spa...
How can you fail a test you aren't allowed to prepare for?
How is it I know this little about the boy who says he loves me -- the boy whose real name is powerful enough to keep us alive in a train car full of enemies?
Yes, she says, her eyes bright with tears. My dear child, you've done so well.
I didn't realize until that moment that Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going.
I don't belong to Abnegation, or Dauntless, or even the Divergent. I don't belong to the Bureau or the experiment or the fringe. I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me-they, and the love...
You know what Abnegation used to say about pride?' 'Something unfavorable,I assume.' I laugh.' Obviously. They said it blinds people to the truth of what they are.
I feel his heartbeat against my cheek,as fast as my own.Are you afraid of me, too, Tobias?Terrified, he replies with a smile.
I have done bad things. I can't take them back, and they are part of who I am. Most of the time, they seem like the only thing I am.
I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is f...
You die, I die too. Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.
I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isn’t some faction archetype. But the Tris who’s trying as hard as she can to destroy herself … I can’t love her.I want t...
It must be because you're so approachable,' I say flatly. 'You know. Like a bed of nails.'He stares at me, and I don't look away. He isn't a dog but the same rules apply. Looking away is submissive. L...
Sometimes, he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.
You want him to walk? Caleb demands. Are you insane?Did I shoot him in the leg? I say. No. He walks. Where do we go, Peter?
This is bizarre, I say.I think it's beautiful, he says.I give him a look.What? He laughs a little. They each have an equal role in government; they each feel equally responsible. And it makes them car...
What do I believe? I do not know; I do not know; I do not know.
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