I smirk as Peter misses again. I can't help myself. "Hey, Peter," I say, " Remember what a target is?

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’d rather eat out of a can than be strangled by a faction.

Learning how to think in the midst of fear is a lesson that everyone needs to learn.

You won," Four mutters. "Stop." I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.

It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.

You're afraid of heights,'I say. 'How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?' 'I ignore my fear,' he (Four) says. 'When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist.