The only reason I haven't shot you yet is because he's the one who should get to do it, " I say. "Stay away from him or I'll decide I no longer care.

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.

I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.

Think about winning the day... if you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you.

Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do

We will do everything in our power to protect our allies, South Korea and Japan, including installing even more missile defense.

The most difficult battle you ever fight is the battle to be unique in a world that will marshal its every force to keep you the same.

Sunset is the opening music of the night.

I think everybody makes mistakes. People do things that they regret.

If you have perfect virtual reality eventually, where you're be able to simulate everything that a human can experience or imagine experiencing, it's hard to imagine where you go from there.

Life is a joke that's just begun.

Feminists have confused opportunity with outcome.