This is what I wanted most to avoid: for my rises and falls to become Tobias's rises and falls. That's why I can't let him step in to defend me now.

I'm not Dauntless - I'm Divergent. I am whatever I choose to be.

Change, like healing, takes time.

I like to think I'm helping them by hating them. I'm reminding them that they aren't God's gift to humankind.

She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics.

Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm.

Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.