I am still the person who would have died rather than kill you

You sadistic pansycake.

In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.

Caleb," I say, "I love you." His eyes gleam with tear as he says, "I love you, too, Beatrice.

Take away someone’s fear, or low intelligence, or dishonesty . . . and you take away their compassion. Take away someone’s aggression and you take away their motivation, or their ability to assert themselves. Take away their selfishness and you take away their sense of self-preservation.

It's then that I realize: Of course Tris would go into the Weapons Lab instead of Caleb. Of course she would.

There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.