“What good is a prepared body if you have a scattered mind?”

“How can you fail a test you aren't allowed to prepare for?”

“You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself.”

“A Dauntless Ferris wheel wouldn’t have cars. You would just hang on tight with your hands, and good luck to you.”

“From your results I have determined that you are one of the strongest Divergent, which I say not to compliment you but to explain my purpose. If I am to develop a simulation that cannot be thwarted by the Divergent mind, I must study the strongest Divergent mind in order to shore up all weaknesses in the technology.”

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

“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-”