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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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A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.

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What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are stillswollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo aroun...more

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Can you be a girl for a few seconds?""I'm always a girl" I frown."You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl"I twirl my hair around my finger. ...more

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Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, it's facing the death you know is coming.

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Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.

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It’s not about Al,” I snap. “It’s about everyone watching! Everyone who now seeshurling themselves into the chasm as a viable option. I mean, why not ...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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We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and...more

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no wonder you left."Yeah," i say, rolling my eyes. " It was just because of the food.

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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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My body rises with the water. Instead of kicking my feet to stay abreast of it, I push all the air from my lungs and sink to the bottom. The water muf...more

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Why is your heart racing Tris?