We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness.

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.

My Tris should look pale and small--she is pale and small, after all--but instead the room is full of her.

My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.

There is always somthing to learn, always somthing that is important to understand

I ignore my fear. When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist.