The official strategy is defensive pessimism, always.

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?

A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.

You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.

I don't consider myself a politician or a hero. I'm a messenger. If Cambodia is to survive, she needs many voices.

Ningauble shrugged. You're a hero. You should know.

The best time to set up a new discipline is when the idea is strong.

Reading is a pleasure, but to finish reading, to come to the blank space at the end, is also a pleasure.

There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them. It was actually brilliant marketing.

Our attitude determines our altitude.

Where there is great love there are always miracles.

Wisdom sits with children round her knees.