Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life

How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?

Desperation can make a person do surprising things.

It happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt.

Four: Be brave Tris. The first time is always the hardest.

But when you kill someone you love, the hard part is never over. It just gets easier to distract yourself from what you've done.

I can't tell him I need him. I can't need him, period -- or really, we can't need each other, because who knows how long either of us will last in this war?