Inquisitiveness is self-serving, Johanna. -Marcus Eaton

People, even genetically damaged people, make choices. That’s what matters.’

I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.

Abnegation produces deeply serious people. People who automatically see things like need,” he says. “I’ve noticed that when people switch to Dauntless, it creates some of the same types. Erudite who switch to Dauntless tend to turn cruel and brutal. Candor who switch to Dauntless tend to become boisterous, fight-picking adrenaline junkies. And Abnegation who switch to Dauntless become . . . I don’t know, soldiers, I guess. Revolutionaries.

Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, its facing the death you know is coming.

Then Drew shuffles into the dining hall. I drop my toast, and my mouth drifts open. Calling him “bruised” would be an understatement. His face is swollen and purple. He has a split lip and a cut running through his eyebrow. He keeps his eyes down on the way to his table, not even lifting them to look at me. I glance across the room at Four. He wears the satisfied smile I wish I had on.

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