What did you do? This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him… What did you do? I scream. You die, I die too…I asked you not to do this. You made your decision....
What do I believe? I do not know; I do not know; I do not know.
What do we do? Fernando asks.I step toward the Candor. Maybe they aren’t programmed to shoot. I stare into the glazed eyes of a woman in a white blouse and black slacks. She looks like she just came f...
What good is a prepared body if you have a scattered mind?
What's worse: to be idle while someone dies, or to be exiled and empty-handed?
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.
When her body first hit the net, all I registered was a gray blur. I pulled her across it and her hand was small, but warm, and then she stood before me, short and thin and plain and in all ways unrem...
Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.
Why are you constantly escorting me places? I say. Isn’t there a depraved activity you’re supposed to be taking part in? Kicking puppies or spying on girls while they change, or something?
Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn't. It isn't.
Yeah, sometimes life really sucks, she says. But you know what I'm holding on for?I raise my eyebrows.She raises hers, too, mimicking me.The moments that don't suck, she says. The trick is to notice t...
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.
Yes, she says, her eyes bright with tears. My dear child, you've done so well.
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.
You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.
You know I'm getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.
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.
You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl. I roll my eyes.Not claustrophobic people, Tris.
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're not very nice, I say, grinning.You're one to talk.Hey, I could be nice if I tried.Hmm. He taps his chin. Say something nice, then.You're very good-looking.He smiles, his teeth a flash in this d...
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