We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.
Veronica RothThat's the first time I've ever said those words out loud, and now I hear how strange they are. How many young men fear that there is a monster instead them? People are supposed to fear others, not themselves.
Veronica RothThe cruelty of fate is that I must travel with the people I hate when the people I love are dead behind me.
Veronica RothCourageous? Courageous would have been admitting weakness and leaving Dauntless, no matter what shame accompanied it. Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.
Veronica Roth