Let me get this straight. So you left the Dauntless compound to get ready for war... and took your makeup bag with you?" "Yep. Figured it would be harder for anyone to shoot me if they saw how devastatingly attractive I was.

'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia.

I am afraid of her, afraid of what she says-and thrilled by it too, because it means I don't have to accept that I am smaller than I once believed.

I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were not at Amity headquarters. They often straddle the line between trust and stupidity.

The opinions of others cannot damage you.

Looking away is submissive. Looking [..] in the eye is a challenge.

My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.