“So how did you think about him? Rachel asks.Hallelujah shrugs. We were friends. Good friends. He knewknowsa lot about me. I guess I know a lot about him. Stuff he likes and doesnt like.Rachel looks...”

“After a few minutes, she speaks up again. Youre next. Sing.Anxiety grips Hallelujahs chest, squeezing. I dont sing, she says.Cmon, it doesnt matter if youre bad. Its not like this is a concert hall...”

“I hate him. She repeats it louder. I hate him! She shouts it at the sky, even though its hard to shout lying down: I! Hate! Luke! Willis!Rachel asks, But what did he do?Hallelujah can hear Jonah wa...”

“Luke said that he was surprised when I showed up at his room. That he hadnt meant to give me the wrong idea. That he would never have taken it beyond just kissing. And he looked so genuine. So trus...”

“So what was Jonah like before high school? As a kid?As a kid? Hallelujah brings up the picture in her mind. He was . . . sweet, I guess. Dorky. Hed wear these outfits his mom picked outpleated khak...”

“Hes looking at her with so much compassion. Like he knows what shes going through. Like he cares about her. This is what she wanted to see after everything happened with Luke. Instead, she saw Jona...”

“How I admired people who talked about their vices as though they were distant relatives they'd learn to put up with because they couldn't quite disown them.”

“Just please understand that everyone is going through a rough time as well. Even if they are hiding behind money or a simple smile. We are all continuously stumbling as we go about our lives. If we...”

“Once you start questioning your beliefs, that's when it's all over. It is truly doubt that kills our conviction.”

“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.”

“After a few minutes, she speaks up again. Youre next. Sing.Anxiety grips Hallelujahs chest, squeezing. I dont sing, she says.Cmon, it doesnt matter if youre bad. Its not like this is a concert hall...”

“Jonah shifts to lean back a little farther, moaning as he does. Holy heck, my leg hurts, he says, still with that strained, forced lightness.Again, Hallelujah mimics his tone. Holy heck? Thats cutt...”

“After a few minutes, she speaks up again. “You’re next. Sing.”Anxiety grips Hallelujah’s chest, squeezing. “I don’t sing,” she says.“C’mon, it doesn’t matter if you’re bad. It’s not like this is a ...”