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d669797 "You think giving you a hug would give away too much?" he says. "You know," I say. "I really don't care." I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his. It is the best moment of my life." four tris tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
53909f7 When her body first hit the net, all I registered was a gray blur. I pulled her across it and her hand was small, but warm, and then she stood before me, short and thin and plain and in all ways unremarkable- except that she had jumped first. The stiff had jumped first. Even I didn't jump first. Her eyes were so stern, so insistent. Beautiful. thoughts tobias Veronica Roth
6c987d8 "You're not very nice," I say, grinning. "You're one to talk." "Hey, I could be nice if I tried." "Hmm." He taps his chin. "Say something nice, then." "You're very good-looking." He smiles, his teeth a flash in this dark. "I like this 'nice' thing." humour divergent tris-and-tobias four tris tobias divergent-series veronica roth
d501a43 Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my nature to expect the worst of them. And the second is that I am unexpectedly good with computers. dauntless knowing-a-person four tobias suspicious Veronica Roth
1d0fc8d You nearly died today,' he says. 'I almost shot you. Why didn't you shoot me, Tris?' 'I couldn't do that,' I say. 'It would have been like shooting myself.' He looks pained and leans closer to me, so his lips brush mine when he speaks. four tris tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
6b654ee The person you became with her is worth being. life christina four tobias Veronica Roth
fb9291c "Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be." "That's not entirely true." He smiles at me. "That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?"... "You've been paying close attention, haven't you?" "I like to observe people/" "Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar." love divergent four tobias tris-prior veronica-roth Veronica Roth
38298ee "Okay, okay." I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it's right over my heart. "Feel my heartbeat. Can you feel it?" "Yes." "Feel how steady it is?" "It's fast." "Yes, well, that has nothing to do with the box." I wince as soon as I'm done speaking. I just admitted to something. Hopefully he doesn't realize that." tris tobias Veronica Roth
d2f205c We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness. inspirational four tris tobias Veronica Roth
eeebb67 "We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness." inspirational tris tobias Veronica Roth
d4d02f1 He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I'm afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make me bare too. 'Is this scaring you, Tris?' 'No,' I croak. I clear my throat. 'Not really. I'm only...afraid of what I want.' 'What do you want?' Then his face tightens. 'Me?' Slowly I nod. four tris tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
2c5b2bb I don't know how long it takes for me to realize that isn't going to happen, that she is gone. But when I do I feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I think I cry, then, or at least I want to, and everything inside me screams for just one more kiss, one more word, one more glance, one more. beatrice-prior tobias-eaton four tris tobias allegiant-quotes Veronica Roth
8a5394c He slides his hand over my cheek, one finger anchored behind my ear. Then he tilts his head down and kisses me, sending a warm ache through my body. I wrap my hands around his arm, holding him there as long as I can. When he touches me, the hollowed-out feeling in my chest and stomach is not as noticeable. insurgent four tris tobias Veronica Roth
212ab6c "Simulation Tobias kisses my neck. I try to think. I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening. I look Simulation Tobias in the eye and say sternly, "I am not going to sleep with you in a hallucination. Okay?" Then I grab him by his shoulders and turn us around, pushing him against the bedpost. I feel something other than fear--a prickle in my stomach, a bubble of laughter. I press against him and kiss him, my hands wrapping around his arms. He feels strong. He feels...good. And he's gone. I laugh into my hand until my face gets hot. I must be the only initiate with this fear." simulation tris tobias Veronica Roth
0bb3abe It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she's gone. She's gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it's all I can do. grief loss love tris tobias Veronica Roth
b5a857e What did you do?" I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Squeezes, then lets go. His eyes are bloodshot; he is pale. "What did you do?" This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him, struggling against Peter's grip, though his hands chafe. "What did you do?" I scream. "You die, I die too" Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. "I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions. beatrice-prior dauntless erudite inspirational brave insurgent tobias-eaton tobias tris-prior Veronica Roth
f452f8b Some things are hard to let go of. tris tobias Veronica Roth
a5b58aa It is more important for you to be safe than right, for the time being. Understand? (...) But please, when you see an opportunity...ruin them four tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
2fd3f77 I keep finding myself stifled by the company of others and then crippled by loneliness when I leave them. I am terrified and I don't even know of what, because I have lost everything already. grief tris tobias Veronica Roth
9eca909 "What did you do?" I scream. "You die, I die too." insurgent tris tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
2d18fa3 I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. I can see them within her, the courage and the beauty they pressed into her like a handprint. tobias allegiant-quotes veronica-roth Veronica Roth
17f1df6 I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. factions tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
96bcf88 I don't need to relive my fears anymore. All I need to do now is try to overcome them. inspire overcome-overcome four tobias Veronica Roth
1b44b39 I feel like myself, strong and weak at once - allowed, at least for a little while, to be both. weak tris tobias strong Veronica Roth
6f3e356 All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right. tobias-eaton four tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
755305e He holds my face in both hands and kisses me back. I press into the distance between us until it is gone, crushing the secrets we have kept and the suspicions we have harbored-for good, I hope. tris tobias Veronica Roth
577c06b Can you tell me where to find Tobias'? I ask. When I imagine his face, affection for him bubbles up inside of me and all I want to do is kiss him. 'Four, I mean. He's so handsome, isn't he? I don't really understand why he likes me so much. I'm not very nice, am I?' -Tris dauntless amity candor eurdite tobias-and-tris tobias-eaton divergent tris tobias Veronica Roth
ab8b9ee In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay. tobias-eaton four tobias veronica-roth Veronica Roth
b49987b I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken. love tris tobias Veronica Roth
1f8a5f9 It is impossible to erase my choices. tris tobias impossible Veronica Roth
20c3eed 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. skies tris tobias eyes Veronica Roth
0897e34 I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten. difficult tobias peter hard Veronica Roth
fae2d92 "Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that "something" is a fake bathroom break." four tobias Veronica Roth
2b91375 Chaos and destruction do tend to take away a person's dating possibilities. love possibility date tris tobias destruction Veronica Roth
4f83a56 Stiff. That's why you're strong, get it? - Tobias Eaton tobias-eaton stiff tris tobias Veronica Roth
65cbe8c People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought. fear four tobias marcus father Veronica Roth
ef5aca5 Do I look like I've been crying?' I say. 'Hmm.' He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he's inspecting my face. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. 'No, Tris,' he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, 'You look tough as nails. four veronica tobias Veronica Roth
ed2cd13 If they told us what to believe, and we didn't come to it on our own, is it still true? truth tris tobias Veronica Roth
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