Quote Book

Chapter One: The Selection- The One

"Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you life. It was only ever yours to break anyway" -The One, pg. 295

"I'll love you until my very last breath. Every beat of my heart is yours. I don't want to die without you knowing that" -The One, pg. 295

"Don't give up Maxon. I love you, please don't give up."

"Please don't do this. Please. I love you" my face was crumpling. "Don't. You. Dare." Maxon ordered through gritted teeth. "You put on a smile and you wear it till the last second". I blink away the tears and give a weak smile. "That'll do. Don't let that slip until you leave the room, understand?" I nodded. He looked into my eyes. "I'll be glad when you're gone" -The One, pg. 291

"I watched in confusion as a red marked guard walked up behind Celeste and put a bullet squarely through the back of her head" -The One, pg. 292

"America," Maxon said sweetly, forcing me to wipe my eyes and face him. "I know you see a king here, but let me be clear, this isn't a command. This is a request, a plea. I beg you, make me the happiest man alive. Please do the honor of becoming my wife." -The One, pg. 316

"In those seconds, I was mourning everything I'd lost. How I'd never get to see you walk down an aisle towards me, how I'd never get to see your face in our children, how I'd never get to see streaks of silver in your hair. But, at the same time, I couldn't be bothered. If me dying meant you living," he did his one shoulder shrug again. "How could that be anything but good?" -The One, pg. 315-316

"He loves me. He really loves me. And I loved him. In spite of everything that should have kept us apart- our castes, our mistakes, that world around us- we were supposed to be together.