Our ability to know about ourselves and the world is what makes us human

It isn’t right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.

You're not a coward just because you don't want to hurt people.

I take a deep breath. I'm not sure where that swell of desperation came from, but know that I've acknowledge it, it's impossible to ignore, like a living thing has awakened from a long sleep inside me. It writhes in my stomach and throat. I need to leave. I need the truth.

Can I ask why you’re throwing knives at cheese?’ ‘Caleb came by to discuss something,’ Tobias says, leaning his head against the wall as he looks at me. ‘And knife-throwing just came up somehow.’ ‘As it so often does,’ I say, a small smile inching across my face.

I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.

Four: Be brave Tris. The first time is always the hardest.