“Insurgent, he says. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.”

“Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.”

“I am still the person who would have died rather than kill you”

“I don't know if you know this," Tobias says, "but Edward is a little unstable." "I'm getting that," I say."That Drew guy who helped Peter perform that butterknife maneuver," Tobias says. "Apparently when he got kicked out of Dauntless, he tried to join the same group of factionless Edward was a part of. Notice that you haven't seen Drew anywhere.”

“How is it I know this little about the boy who says he loves me -- the boy whose real name is powerful enough to keep us alive in a train car full of enemies?”

“My father says that those who want power and get it live in terror of losing it. That's why we have to give power to those who do not want it.”

“And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.”