"Now she looks pale and small, but her eyes make me think of wide- open skies that I have never actually seen, only dreamed of."
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"You promised you wouldn't tell her," she says, pointing at me. "What happened to protecting her?" "I changed my mind," I say. Tris laughs, harshly,"That's what you told him, that he would be protecting me? That's a pretty skillful manipulation. Well done."
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"Do it fast, you pansycake."
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"He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips. I can't stop."
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"He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is he talking about the blanket? 'You were lying."
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"I point at a window to my left, and it explodes. Particles of glass rain over us. ‘You’ll have to do better than that,' I say."
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""Welcome to the Amity compound," Johanna's eyes fix on my face, and she smiles crookedly. "Let us take care of you.""
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"What good is a prepared body if you have a scattered mind?"
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"I would rather be dead than empty"
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"The division is based on knowledge, based on qualifications - but as I learned from the factionless, a system that relies on a group of uneducated people to do its dirty work without giving them a way to rise is hardly fair."
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"The theory is that if you spill all your secrets, you'll have no desire to lie about anything, ever again. Like the worst about you is already in the open, so why not just be honest?"
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"I suppose everything is bound to look different when you aren't on your way to die."
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"If someone offer you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it."
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"Do you know him well?" I ask.I am too curious; I always have been. "Everyone knows Four," she says. "We were initiates together.I was bad at fighting,so he taught me every night after everyone was asleep." She scratches the back of her neck, her expression suddenly serious. "Nice of him." She gets up and stands behind the members sitting in the doorway. In a second, her serious expression is gone,but I still feel rattled by what she said, half confused by the idea of Four being "nice" and half wanting to punch her for no apparent reason."
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"Even though I am still injured, I had to fight again today.Luckily this time,I was paired against Myra,who couldn't throw a good punch if someone was controlling her arm for her."
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"I glance at Tris. She grins at me, then leans in to whisper something to Christina. "Are you here to help or what, Stiff?" I say."
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"He's one of the last friends I have," she says, her voice breaking. "I don't know if I'll ever be able to look at you the same way again."
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"Caleb," I say, "I love you." His eyes gleam with tear as he says, "I love you, too, Beatrice."
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"Without thinking, I grab Al's arm and squeeze it as tightly as I can. I just need something to hold on to. Blood runs down the side of Christina's face and splatters on the ground next to her cheek. This is the first time I have ever prayed for someone to fall unconscious.... Al frees his hand and pulls me tight to his side. I clench my teeth to keep from crying out."
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"Yes," she says, her eyes bright with tears. "My dear child, you've done so well."
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