“Life isn't sugarcoated. Why should coffee be?”

“People don't like getting older, but they do like changing. Staying the same is a kind of death.”

“When change loses its magic, then there really isn't anything left to live for.”

“Exactly. The dots guy. I've always thought getting older was a bit like looking at those paintings. You're born, and that's when you're standing right up next to the canvas. Nothing makes any sense...”

“Young people feel things so deeply, don't they?' she said quietly, almost to herself. 'Everything's happening for the first time.”

“People don't like getting older, but they do like changing”

“Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don't have to hurry. And i...”

“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 he...”

“Life is funny. Things change, people change, but you will always be you, so stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone.”