“Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life”

“No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.”

“I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.”

“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.”

“Any idiot can stand in front of a target," I say. "It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall is a sign of cowardice" "Then it should be easy for you," Eric sys. "If you're willing ot take his place.”

“No one's perfect," I whisper. "It doesn't work that way. One bad thing goes away, and another bad thing replaces it." I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.”

“Those who blamed aggression formed Amity.’…‘Those who blamed ignorance became the Erudite.’…‘Those who blamed duplicity created Candor.’…‘Those who blamed selfishness made Abnegation.’…‘And those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless.”