He gave a dark chuckle. “But you’re not, so you had absolutely no qualms about kneeing me in the groin, right?” “I hit your thigh!” “Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh,” he replied, his voice full of skepticism.

All the talk in the world won't undo what we are. They put us in a corner we could never get out of on our own, and they're not in a rush to pull us out.

if you like the lovable sound of an asthma attack in your ear every time you tell a joke.

It's always the fear of looking stupid that stops you from being awesome.

The Selection was no longer something that was simply happening to me, but something I was actively a part of. I was an Elite.

Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.

Bravery hides in amazing places.