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It's hard to know what's right in this life,' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin....more

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I know what it is to become something you hate, I know how it hurts. But life is full of hurt. And your capacity for baring it is much greater than yo...more

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I pull my foot back again, but Four's hands clamp around my arms, and he pulls me away from her with irresistible force. I breathe through gritted tee...more

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One ChoiceOne Choice, decided your friends.One Choice, defines your beliefs.One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever.ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM ...more

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This is what I chose. This is it." I look over Robert's shoulder. The Dauntless guards seem to have finished examining the truck. The bearded man gets...more

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Intentions are the only thing they care about. They try to make you think they care about what you do, but they don't. They don't want you to act a ce...more

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I can't imagine it's easy to like someone, hate them, and then lose them before any of those feelings are resolved.

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But you should know that about Dauntless- girl, guy, whatever, it doesn't matter here. What matters is what you've got in your gut.

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The ability to think isn't exclusive to erudite

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Dead people can be our heroes because they cant disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.

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She's a sailboat and I'm an anchor, pulling us both down.

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The knife will only hurt for a moment. Then your choice will be made, and it will all be over.

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But I know that for every good thing that comes along, there is always a cost.

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I have a scar-a faint gouge in my knee from when I fell down on the sidewalk as a child. It's always seemed stupid to me that none of the pain I've ex...more

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Because inside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom.. and as hard as I try, I cannot kill it.