You chose us. Now we have to choose you.
Or maybe we'll make a home somewhere inside ourselves, to carry with us wherever we go- which is the way I carry my mother now.
What is it with you today? says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are stillswollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.Oh, you know, I say. Sun shining. Birds...
I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.
We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. He cle...
There's a reason why she left them, Lauren, he says. His voice is deep, and it rumbles. What's your name? Um... I don't know why I hesitate. But Beatrice just doesn't sound right anymore.Think about i...
Simulation Tobias kisses my neck.I try to think. I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.I look Simulation Tobias in the eye and say...
Sometimes I forget that I can hurt you. That you are capable of being hurt
Rosethorn had gone to her room the moment Niko started to cough. Now she returned with her syrup and a firm look in her eye. I thought you were having trouble last night. Drink this. She poured some i...
Relax Beatrice, I've driven a car before.' MARCUS'I've done a lot of things before, but that doesn't mean I'm any good at them!' TRIS
Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.
What did you do? I scream.You die, I die too.
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...
Okay, okay. I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it’s right over my heart. Feel my heartbeat. Can you feel it?Yes.Feel how steady it is?It’s fast.Yes, well, that has nothing to do...
Now she looks pale and small, but her eyes make me think of wide- open skies that I have never actually seen, only dreamed of.
We don't know what's happened out there since they put us in here, or how many generations have lived and died since they did.We could be the last people left.
Looks like someone had a mood swing. She rolls her eyes. Like you don’t want toknow what his fears are. He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallowsand really bright sunrises or somethin...
I feel the urge, familiar now, to wrench myself from my body and speak directly into her mind. It is the same urge, I realize, that makes me want to kiss her every time I see her, because even a slive...
And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.
At last Niko dropped his hands, and opened his eyes. His perfect tree illusion solidified and settled.Very nice, said Briar with approval. Couldn't have done better myselfCouldn't do it at all yoursel...
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