We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest." He clears his throat. "I continually struggle with kindness. Jun 20, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Dead people can be our heroes because they cant disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them. Jun 16, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'll be your family now," he says. "I love you," I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again.""Tobias," I say, "I love you. Jun 15, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief. Jun 15, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
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 her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that's not you?"..."You've been paying close attention, haven't you?""I like to observe people/""Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you're a terrible liar. Jun 14, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Okay. Then...I can talk. Ask me something.""Okay." He laughs shakily in my ear. "Why is your heart racing Tris?"I cringe and say, "Well, I...I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against you in a box, Four, what do you think?"..."Maybe you were cut out for Candor," he says, "because you're a terrible liar. Jun 14, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
