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 certain way, they want you to think a certain way. So you're easy to understand. So you wont pose a threat to them.

You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

You're not very nice, I say, grinning.You're one to talk.Hey, I could be nice if I tried.Hmm. He taps his chin. Say something nice, then.You're very good-looking.He smiles, his teeth a flash in this dark. I like this 'nice' thing.

People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

Tris, he says. What did they do to you? You're acting like a lunatic.That's not very nice of you to say, I say. They put me in a good mood, that's all. And now I really want to kiss you, so if you could just relax-

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 selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. He clears his throat. I continually struggle with kindness.

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.

The person you became with her is worth being.

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.

I love you I say.I love you, too he says. I'll see you soon.

I'll be your family now, he says. I love you, I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. Say it again.Tobias, I say, I love you.

Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something.Okay. He laughs shakily in my ear. Why is your heart racing Tris?I cringe and say, Well, I...I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against you in a box, Four, what do you think?...Maybe you were cut out for Candor, he says, because you're a terrible liar.

Yeah, well, I say, I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be.That's not entirely true. He smiles at me. That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?...You've been paying close attention, haven't you?I like to observe people/Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar.