Leave her out of this" "Why? Because you're doing her? Oh wait, I forgot. Stiffs don't do that sort of thing

Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places.

Uriah drops his tray next to me. It is loaded with beef stew and chocolate cake. I stare at the cake pile. “There was cake?” I say, looking at my own plate, which is more sensibly stocked than Uriah’s. “Yeah, someone just brought it out. Found a couple boxes of the mix in the back and baked it,” he says. “You can have a few bites of mine.” “A few bites? So you’re planning on eating that mountain of cake by yourself?” “Yes.” He looks confused. “Why?” “Never mind.

It's then that I realize: Of course Tris would go into the Weapons Lab instead of Caleb. Of course she would.

I’d rather eat out of a can than be strangled by a faction.

A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

Come on,'he says.' I have something else to show you.