One thing I know: For helping me forget how awful the world is, I prefer her to alcohol.
Are you asking me to undress, Tris?'A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially
I'm going to stop a revolution,'' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me.
But now I know how large the world is... Well. I suppose I have grown to large out of my faction. As a consequence.
It's stupid to miss a thing when there are so many people to miss instead, but I miss this train already, and all the others that carried me through the city, my city, after I was brave enough to ride...
I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. I can see them within her, the courage and the beauty they pressed into her like a hand...
His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate. He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; h...
Tris, he says. What did they do to you? You're acting like a lunatic.That's not very nice of you to say, I say. They put me in a good mood, that's all. And now I really want to kiss you, so if you cou...
Dead people can be our heroes because they cant disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.
I'll be your family now, he says. I love you, I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. Say it again.Tobias, I...
Yeah, well, I say, I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be.That's not entirely true. He smiles at me. That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spar...
One choice can transform you!
In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay.
Don’t worry about me handling the pain, I say. I’ve had a lot of practice.
You think giving you a hug would give away too much? he says.You know, I say. I really don't care.I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his.It is the best moment of my life.
She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love... That it should be done from necessity, not without exhausting all other options. That it should be done for people who need...
It is more important for you to be safe than right, for the time being. Understand? (...) But please, when you see an opportunity...ruin them
You nearly died today,' he says. 'I almost shot you. Why didn't you shoot me, Tris?''I couldn't do that,' I say. 'It would have been like shooting myself.'He looks pained and leans closer to me, so hi...
My name is Four, I say. Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something.Okay. He laughs shakily in my ear. Why is your heart racing Tris?I cringe and say, Well, I...I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against y...
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