Why would the factionless have a high Divergent population?" It sounds like she's smirking. "Obviously those who can't confine themselves to a particular way of thinking would be most likely to leave a faction or fail its initiation, right?

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?

It was him or me. I chose me. But I feel dead too.

Dauntless,' he says. 'I was born for Abnegation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met her, and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.' Her. For a moment, it's like I'm looking at a different person, sitting in Tobias's skin, one whose life is not as simple as I thought. He wanted to leave Dauntless, but he stayed because of me. He never told me that.

If Eric thinks I did something right, I must have done it wrong.