She bends down to kiss him, and his trembling hand reaches…

“I wanted Cassia to choose me. In some ways, our being Matched is the biggest strike against me. How was she supposed to love…

— Ally Condie

“I came up on the screen, too, Cassia. But he was the one you chose to see.”

— Ally Condie

“Sooner or later our souls find their centre of gravity in a hot, salt-tasting kiss and a trembling touch. Trembling is a good sign:…

— Louise Carey

“i wouldn't care how small the world became as long as i had Cassia at the center of mine”

— Ally Condie

“And in a way, perhaps that means I love Xander best of all.”

— Ally Condie

“So in the middle of all the noise, I point to the sky. I hope he understands what I mean, because I mean so…

— Ally Condie

“If I could find one, I would cover the bark with her name the way I used to cover her hand with mine on…

— Ally Condie

“If they feel something, they fight. If you were in a place with no pain, why would you want to come back?”

— Ally Condie

“In a story, you can turn to the front and being again and everyone lives once more.”

— Ally Condie

“Sé que querías decirme que siempre me recordarías, Cassia, pero tengo miedo de que me olvides.”

— Ally Condie

“And I'll tell her that I don't want my life to be samples and scraps. A taste of everything but a meal of nothing.”

— Ally Condie

“I'll go over again and again until I've finally crossed to where he is”

— Ally Condie

“El militar sonríe. La Sociedad no es humana, pero las personas que trabajan para ella a veces lo son.”

— Ally Condie

“But if you were Matched," I say softly, "what do you think she'd be life?" "You," he says, almost before I've finished. "You." We…

— Ally Condie

“And out of nowhere, I think: So this is how it feels to stand at the edge of a canyon.”

— Ally Condie