You know what Abnegation used to say about pride?' 'Something unfavorable,I assume.' I laugh.' Obviously. They said it blinds people to the truth of what they are.

Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm.

Everything inside me screams for just one more kiss, one more word, one more glance, one more.

I wish I could say I felt guilty for what I did. I don't.

I need the protection of seeming weak.

I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me--they, and the love and loyaty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.

She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics.