She tips her chin up and looks at me with that Abnegation stubbornness I know so well. She may have left them, but they are what’s making her strong.

Well, half of half our faction.' 'In some circles they call that a quarter, Mar,' Lynn says.

You don’t always have to smack people in the face with how strong you are

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

I'm surprised you know that," I say quietly, " since you left halfway through my one and only fight." "It wasn't something I wanted to watch." he says. What's that supposed to mean?

I will be my undoing If I become my obsession.

Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.