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
But now I know how large the world is... Well. I suppose I have grown to large out of my faction. As a consequence.
I'm going to stop a revolution,'' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
One choice can transform you!
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...
Don’t worry about me handling the pain, I say. I’ve had a lot of practice.
In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay.
I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.
My name is Four, I say. Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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.
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...
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
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