I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.

I'll have to keep looking for more of them, more brief moments of freedom in a world that refuses to allow it.

Maybe I was afraid to trust him with something so personal as my devotion.

It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest." --Four in Divergent

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.

Looks like someone had a mood swing.” She rolls her eyes. “Like you don’t want to know what his fears are. He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallows and really bright sunrises or something.

Can I ask why you’re throwing knives at cheese?’ ‘Caleb came by to discuss something,’ Tobias says, leaning his head against the wall as he looks at me. ‘And knife-throwing just came up somehow.’ ‘As it so often does,’ I say, a small smile inching across my face.