


Divergent Quotes» “I used to think the Dauntless were fearless. That is how they seemed, anyway. But maybe what I saw as fearless was actually fear under control..”
It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new h a b i t s, new t h o u g h t s, new r u l e s. I will become something else.
His eyes gleam with tear as he says, “I love you, too, Beatrice.”
It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are f r e e .
Everything we think of that makes up a person, the person’s thoughts, emotions, history—all erased with chemistry
“Her eyes were so stern, so insistent. Beautiful.” (Allegiant, Veronica Roth)
“Sometimes they do. And sometimes new fears replace them.” His thumbs hook around his belt loops. “But becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that’s the point.”
“I have something I need to tell you,” he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. “I might be in love with you.” He smiles a little. “I’m waiting until I’m sure to tell you, though.”
“That’s sensible of you,” I say, smiling too. “We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something.”
I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear.
“Maybe I’m already sure,” he says, “and I just don’t want to frighten you.”
I laugh a little. “Then you should know better.”
“Fine,” he says. “Then I love you.” (x)