You look older.” “Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person.

Beatrice. We should think of our family. But. But we must also think of ourselves.

I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them. I am terrified and I don't even know of what, because I have lost everything already.

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient.

You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself.

It's time to be with my brother now

Well, I already know what happened to my face", I say. "I was there. Sort of