I expect to weave through the crowd, dodging elbows and muttering "excuse me" the way I always do, but there is no need. Becoming Dauntless has made me noticable.

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.

No need to continually insist upon your unshakable masculinity.

People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

I just wanted to thank you' he says, his voice low. 'A group of scientists told you that my genes were damaged, that there was something wrong with me - they showed you the test results that proved it. And even I started to believe it.' He touches my face, his thumb skimming my cheekbone, and his eyes are on mine, intense and insistent. 'You never believed it,' he says 'Not for a second. You always insisted I was... I don't know, whole.

I respect you more than anyone. But right now I’m wondering what bothers you more, that I made a stupid decision or that I didn’t make your decision.

I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril.