DIVERGENT BOOK QUOTES WITH PAGE NUMBERS

“Fear doesn’t shut you down, it wakes you up” – (Page 77)

“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different” – (Page 99)

“Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.” – (Page 101)

“Knowledge is power. Power to do evil…or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.” – (Page 112)

“It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.” – (Page 118)

“I am selfish. I am brave.” – (Page 145)

“Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we do not rely on it” – (Page 190)

“Sometimes, the best place to hide is out in the open” – (Page 218)

“But sometimes, a little mess is okay. Because the words you loved are no longer enough to tell you who you are.” – (Page 231)

“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” – (Page 257)

“The rain washes away everything, leaving behind just the truth.” – (Page 273)

“You’re different. This will be hard for you. But you are not alone.” – (Page 290) QUOTES ON THE INDIVIDUAL

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another” – (Page 296)

“There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else.” – (Page 307)

“Four feels sort of complete when he’s around. Nothing feels missing.” – (Page 333)

“It’s cowardly and cruel to tell us what we can and cannot do just because you are afraid of it.” – (Page 341)

“I don’t want to just remember. Not just this memory. I want him.” – (Page 355)

“Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there.” – (Page 374)

“The truth has a way of changing people’s plans” – (Page 394)

“I can’t bring myself to open the gaping hole of grief. I’m afraid that if I open it, I won’t be able to close it again.” – (Page 401)

“Sometimes the best way to help someone is just to be near them” – (Page 416)

“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” – (Page 442)