divergence daily

I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave.  I suppose that now, I must become  m o r e  than either. 

He was not gonna pass that final test. Neither am I.

“I don’t belong to Abnegation, or Dauntless, or even the Divergent. I don’t belong to the Bureau or the experiment or the fringe. I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me-they, and the love and loyalty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could.”

This isn’t us against us, this is us against the people on the other side of that wall.

Welcome. Your arrival is the most exciting event some of us have ever known. (The Divergent Series: Allegiant)

the person you became with her is worth being.

I don’t want to be just one thing. I can’t be. I want to be brave, and I want to be selfless, intelligent, and honest and kind. Well, I’m still working on kind.

one choice

“I have something I need to tell you,“ he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. “I might be in love with you.” He smiles a little. “I’m waiting until I’m sure to tell you, though.” “That’s sensible of you,” I say, smiling too. “We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something.” I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear. “Maybe I’m already sure,” he says, “and I just don’t want to frighten you.” I laugh a little. “Then you should know better.” “Fine,” he says. “Then I love you.”

You are worth it. You are worth it to me. I love you. “Insurgent” (2015)

Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.

You’re different. You don’t fit into a category. They can’t control you. They call it Divergent. You can’t let them find out about you.

“She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love. That it should be done from necessity, not without exhausting all other options. That it should be done for people who need your strength because they don’t have enough of their own.” (insp.)