When I look at him, I don't see the cowardly young man who sold me out to Jeanine Matthews, and i don't hear the excuses he gave afterward. When I look at him, I see the boy who held my hand in the hospital when our mother broke her wrist and told me it would be all right. I see the brother who told me to make my own choices, the night before the Choosing Ceremony. I think of all the remarkable things he is--smart and enthusiastic and observant, quiet and earnest and kind.

To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.

I don’t know what world you live in, but in mine, people only do things for you for one of two reasons. The first is if they want something in return. And the second is if they feel like they owe you something.

I only came for Cake" -Tobias Eaton, Divergent

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

I have discovered that sitting still leaves little spaces for the grief to get in, so I stay busy.

Few people who are born into Abnegation choose to leave it. When they do, we remember.