We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.

He looks like a man who has spent most of his life frowning.

I settle into their pace. The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes me believe that I could choose this. I could be subsumed into Abnegation’s hive mind, projecting always outward.

I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.” I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.

There is a reason you don’t know all the things I know. -Marcus Eaton

Honesty leads to peace.

The official strategy is defensive pessimism, always.