I realize that the decision might be simple. It will require a great act of selflessness to choose Abnegation, or a great act of courage to choose Dauntless, and maybe just choosing one over the other will prove that I belong.

Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.

In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life.

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.

I will be my undoing, If I become my obsession. I will forget the ones I love, If I do not serve them. I will war with others, If I refuse to see them. Therefore, I choose to turn away From my reflection, To rely not on myself But on my brothers and sisters, To project always outward Until I disappear [And only God remains.]

Change, like healing, takes time.

Before we sit down, he puts his mouth next to my ear and says, “I like your hair that way.