Book of Quotes

Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth

- “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.” 

- “Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.” 

- “I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.” 

- “Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.'

'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.”

- “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.” 

- “I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. "I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though."

"That's sensible of you," I say, smiling too. "We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something."

I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear.

"Maybe I'm already sure," he says, "and I just don't want to frighten you."

I laugh a little. "Then you should know better."

"Fine," he says. "Then I love you.” 

- “Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.” 

- “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.” 

- “I am selfish. I am brave.” 

- “Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up” 

- “You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you're small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you're wrong."

He leans his face close to mine and wraps his fingers around my chin. His hand smells like metal. When was the last time he held a gun, or a knife? My skin tingles at the point of contact, like he's transmitting electricity through his skin. 

"My first instinct is to push you until you break, just to see how hard I have to press." he says, his fingers squeezing at the word break. My body tenses at the edge in his voice, so I am coiled as tight as a spring, and I forget to breathe.

His dark eyes lifting to mine, he adds, "But I resist it." 

"Why..." I swallow hard. "Why is that your first instinct?"

"Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just want to see it again. Want to see you awake.” 

- “Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.” 

- “Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.” 

- “It must require bravery to be honest all the time.” 

- “I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. 

I am Divergent.” 

- “Moths," repeats Will. "You're afraid of moths?" 

"Not just a cloud of moths," she says, "like...a swarm of them. Everywhere. All those wings and legs and..." She shudders and shakes her head.

"Terrifying," Will says with mock seriousness. "That's my girl. Tough as cotton balls."

"Oh, Shut up.” “Moths," repeats Will. "You're afraid of moths?" 

"Not just a cloud of moths," she says, "like...a swarm of them. Everywhere. All those wings and legs and..." She shudders and shakes her head.

"Terrifying," Will says with mock seriousness. "That's my girl. Tough as cotton balls."

"Oh, Shut up.” 

- “Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.” 

- “...there is power in self-sacrifice.” 

- “Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter's forehead, and clicks a bullet into place. Peter freezes with his lips parted, the yawn dead in his mouth. "Wake. Up," Four snaps. "You are holding a loaded gun, you idiot. Act like it.”

- “Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.”

- “Can you be a girl for a few seconds?"

"I'm always a girl" I frown.

"You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl"

I twirl my hair around my finger. "Kay.” 

- “Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined. I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me.

But if I saw her, I wouldn't recognize her.” 

- “I feel his heartbeat against my cheek,as fast as my own.

"Are you afraid of me, too, Tobias?"

"Terrified," he replies with a smile.” 

- “Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again.” 

- “You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl." I roll my eyes.

"Not claustrophobic people, Tris.” 

- “For a few minutes we kiss, deep in the chasm, with the roar of water all around us. And we rise, hand in hand, I realize that if we had both chosen differently, we might have ended up doing the same thing, in a safer place, in gray clothes instead of black ones.” 

- “People tend to overestimate my character," I say quietly. "They think that because I'm small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can't possibly be cruel. But they're wrong.”

- “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.” 

- “One Choice

One Choice, decided your friends.

One Choice, defines your beliefs.

One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever.

ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU” 

- “What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina.

“Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?” 

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This entire series will be dedicated to @iloveAgustus for asking for the series first. I planned on doing this series before you requested it but I'm still dedicating it to you. Thank you to any new readers I may have gained and to the ones I have had all along.  I'm finally done reading books for school so I'll be able to read what I actually want now so I have my long list of books to read and my books I had read up over last summer or slowly coming down to three more books. But school is ending so I'll be able to read more now.  Is it bad that I'm excited about that? 

~ Alexis