Awkwardness aside, it's nice to be liked.

I don't see any elderly people in the crowd. Are there any old Dauntless? Do they not last that long, or are they just sent away when they can't jump off moving trains anymore?

Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to.

Some people will always fear change. But we can't indulge them.

The truth has a way of changing people's plans.

We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.

Because there might come a day when there is no flashlight, there is no gun, there is no guiding hand. And I want to be ready for it." (divergent pg.138)