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.

So small as to be negligible. It's strange, but there's something in that thought that makes me feel almost...free.

Half of bravery is perspective.

I respect you more than anyone. But right now I’m wondering what bothers you more, that I made a stupid decision or that I didn’t make your decision.

I'm not Dauntless - I'm Divergent. I am whatever I choose to be.

From your results I have determined that you are one of the strongest Divergent, which I say not to compliment you but to explain my purpose. If I am to develop a simulation that cannot be thwarted by the Divergent mind, I must study the strongest Divergent mind in order to shore up all weaknesses in the technology.

Did you ever meet someone named Caleb?" I say. 'Caleb," Fernando says. "Yes, there was a Caleb in my initiate class. Brilliant, but he was... what's the colloquial term for it? A suck-up." he smirks.