I shield my eyes from the sun to see her cold lookโthe expression I saw in my mind even before I looked at her. She looks older to me than she ever has, stern and tough and worn by time. I feel that way, too. โThese people have no regard for human life,โ she says. โTheyโre about to wipe the memories of all our friends and neighbors. Theyโre responsible for the deaths of a large majority of our old faction.โ She sidesteps me and marches toward the door. โI think theyโre lucky Iโm not going to kill them.
Veronica RothThe reason the factions were evil is because there was no way out of them. They gave us the illusion of choice without actually giving us a choice.
Veronica RothYou can't be fearless, remember? Because you still care about things. About your life.
Veronica Roth