“I ignore my fear. When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist.”

“You're afraid of heights,'I say. 'How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?''I ignore my fear,' he (Four) says. 'When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist.”

“I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.”I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between notbeing afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.”

“You're afraid of heights," I say. "How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?" "I ignore my fear," he says. "When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist." I stare at him for a second. I can't help it. To me there's a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does. I have been staring at him too long. "What?" he says quietly. "Nothing.”

“Josh: "Are you really going to sit there and pretend that I don't exist?"Shel: "I'm not pretending you don't exist. In fact, I am very aware you are right there. I am pointedly ignoring you.”

“My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.”