Leaving us with Eric is like hiring a babysitter who spends his time sharpening knives.

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.

Why is your heart racing Tris?

Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

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

Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.

Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.

Looking away is submissive. Looking [..] in the eye is a challenge.

I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.

Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast.

Death is unstoppable. One must face it as a fact of life

Womanhood is a flourishing flower.

That little word 'we' I mistrust and here's why: No man of another can say, 'He is I.' Behind all agreement lies something amiss All seeming accord cloaks a lurking abyss.

We were born with four words engraved on our bodies and in our hearts: Love me, hold me.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.

Political art never goes away. I started watching The West Wing show recently and I'm actually learning about how the government works in a way. It's kind of embarrassing.

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act.