In some parts of the ancient world, the hawk symbolized the sun. Back when I got this, I figured if I always had the sun on me, I wouldn't be afraid of the dark

Humans can't tolerate emptiness for long.

There's a reason why she left them, Lauren," he says. His voice is deep, and it rumbles. "What's your name?" "Um..." I don't know why I hesitate. But "Beatrice" just doesn't sound right anymore. "Think about it," he says, a faint smile curling his lips. " You don't get to pick again." A new place, a new name. I can be remade here. "Tris," I say firmly.

It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.

Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.

A lot can happen to a person's appearance in three months.

The official strategy is defensive pessimism, always.