Since he saved me from the attack, I have associated his smell with safety, so as long as I focus on it, I feel safe now.

Why do you say vague things if you don't want to be asked about them?

Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to.

You don’t believe things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re true.

The Dauthless have the wierdest slang. Pansycake, Nose...is there a term for The Candor?" "Of course."Uriah grins."Jerks

Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places.

Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.