We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.

You're too important to just... die.

One choice can transform you!

Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.

I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than either.

In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life.

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient. There's nothing especially brave about wandering dark streets with no flashlight, but we are not supposed to need help, even from light. We are supposed to be capable of anything. I like that. Because their might come a day when there is no flashlight, there is no gun, there is no guiding hand. And I want to be ready.