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?

The truth is... you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back...it hurts.

Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.

Change, like healing, takes time.

I'm not Dauntless - I'm Divergent. I am whatever I choose to be.

Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially

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

I pout my lower lip for a second, but then I grin as the pieces come together in my mind. "THAT'S why you like me!" I exclaim. "Because you're not very nice either! It makes so much more sense now.

Why is your heart racing Tris?

Failure is always new information, and those who are willing to suffer it repeatedly make it a stepping-stone to success.

You will always be left with how you feel about other people, if you don't just take in the way you think and tell them how you feel about them.

End-stage addiction is mostly about waiting for the police, or someone, to come and bury you in your shame.

Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you.

The American Communists had thrived as champions of domestic reform.

If I did anything 'next,' I would do writing.

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

If you want to succeed you must never stop learning, never stop trying and just keep being yourself. You are your own person. You make the choices in life that affect you.

When I hear music, it seems to me that all the sins of my life pass slowly by me with veiled faces, lay their hands on my head, and say softly, "My child."

The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment.