People, even genetically damaged people, make choices. That’s what matters.’

I am proud. It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave

The Candor sing the praises of the truth, but they never tell you how much it costs.

I can't tell him I need him. I can't need him, period -- or really, we can't need each other, because who knows how long either of us will last in this war?

I hold the gun out from my body, my arms straight, just as Four taught me, when that was his only name. I used a gun like this to defend my father and brother from simulation-bound Dauntless. I used it to stop Eric from shooting Tobias in the head. It is not inherently evil. It is just a tool.

So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?

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