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.

Yeah, Mom, I’ll just keep telling the prince that he has absolutely no shot with me and offend him as often as I can. Great plan.

If she cries, I want to wear pants for a week," I offered. "Done," Maxon said. "And if she doesn't, you owe me a walk around the grounds tomorrow afternoon." "You drive a hard bargain, sir, but I accept.

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

I don’t think any girl in all of Illéa could have been smiling more than me.

I can’t help it." I sighed. "One can never help being born into perfection.

Bravery hides in amazing places.