There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage - in controlling something, period.

I glance at Tris. She grins at me, then leans in to whisper something to Christina. "Are you here to help or what, Stiff?" I say.

We don't need you as an ally. We're Dauntless. -Tori

The division is based on knowledge, based on qualifications - but as I learned from the factionless, a system that relies on a group of uneducated people to do its dirty work without giving them a way to rise is hardly fair.

I was born for Abegnation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met 'her', and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.

I'm Divergent. And I can't be controlled.

Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.