“We are all trying to get over the person who broke our hearts. We are all far from perfect.”

“I almost feel bad for declining, but I feel more terrible that I cant stop looking at how his chest rises and falls with each of his frustrated breaths.”

“Im glad we can be friends.Theres that word again. Its like a safe word.”

“The way he looks at me makes me ache, but it isnt fair. He hurt me first. He caused this ache from the start. This inside out, churning pain that feels mental and physical now.I fiddle with my hand...”

“I chew my food, leaning back into the couch. I loved him. Thats what dumb girls do.You arent dumb.I try to hold back my smile. Im hanging out with you, arent I?”

“I didnt know who I was or who I wanted to be until you stumbled into my life. I refuse to let you go.”

“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.”

“I love you, and it's not the kind of love that wavers. It's the scary kind that doesn't fade. I look at you, and I see not just everything I want for my life, but everything I am, because you took ...”

“Me pregunt si no habra personas destinadas a encontrarse fuera cules fueran las decisiones que tomasen, si esa leyenda que hablaba de un hilo rojo que conecta a dos almas gemelas no sera verdad.”

“Who loves you, Warren Valentine?" She did. I want Lilla to know that kind of love. The kind of love that never leaves or abandons.”