Yes, Maxon," I whispered. "It’s possible.

True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.

Leave it to you to find beauty in something others would say ruins a day.

You are not the world, but you are everything that makes the world good.

Maxon, this is my gift to you. I promise I will make every effort to see these girls through your eyes. Not the eyes of a queen, or the eyes of your mother, but yours. Even if the girl you choose is of a very low caste, even if others think she has no value, I will always listen to your reasons for wanting her. And I will do my best to support your choice.

Maybe what I wanted was stupid. Maybe it wasn't even something I could have. But, still it was mine. I didn't think I could sacrifice my dreams, no matter how much my family meant to me.

Great. Now the queen thought I was a misfit, too.