I donโt know what world you live in, but in mine, people only do things for you for one of two reasons. The first is if they want something in return. And the second is if they feel like they owe you something.
Veronica RothSo, the thing weโre all not talking about,โ he says. He gestures to me. โYou almost died, a sadistic pansycake saved you, and now weโre all waging some serious war with the factionless as allies.โ โPansycake?โ says Christina. โDauntless slang.โ Lynn smirks. โSupposed to be a huge insult, only no one uses it anymore.โ โBecause itโs so offensive,โ says Uriah, nodding. โNo. Because itโs so stupid no Dauntless with any sense would speak it, let alone think it. Pansycake. What are you, twelve?โ โAnd a half,โ he says.
Veronica RothI take a deep breath. I'm not sure where that swell of desperation came from, but know that I've acknowledge it, it's impossible to ignore, like a living thing has awakened from a long sleep inside me. It writhes in my stomach and throat. I need to leave. I need the truth.
Veronica Roth