I thought Jeanine attacked the Abnegation to seize power…

And he’s right to say that every faction loses something when it gains a virtue: the Dauntless, brave but cruel; the Erudite, intelligent but…

— Veronica Roth

“I look at myself head-on again. For the first time, the idea of leaving my Abnegation identity behind doesn’t make me nervous; it gives…

— Veronica Roth

“I regret..." Tobias tilts his head, and sighs. "I regret my choice." "What Choice?" "Dauntless," he says. "I was born Abnegation. I was planning…

— Veronica Roth

“Abnegation say you should only let someone sacrifice himself for you if it's the ultimate way for them to show they love you.”

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Few people who are born into Abnegation choose to leave it. When they do, we remember.

— Veronica Roth

“no wonder you left." Yeah," i say, rolling my eyes. " It was just because of the food.”

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I knew by the way he looked at her that he held her in a higher regard than he held even himself. No selfishness…

— Veronica Roth

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."…

— Veronica Roth

She tips her chin up and looks at me with that Abnegation stubbornness I know so well. She may have left them, but they…

— Veronica Roth

I will be my undoing If I become my obsession.

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“I also remember that my father was one of the people who voted to get the Dauntless out of the factionless sector of the…

— Veronica Roth

“Your Abnegation is showing,”

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“I guess I grew suspicious of both. Power and knowledge," I say. "To the Abnegation, power should only be given to people who don't…

— Veronica Roth

“Dear David, I’m sorry, but it’s not going to happen the way we planned it. I can’t do it. I know you’re just going…

— Veronica Roth

Whoa there, Tobias," says the man to my left. "Weren't you raised a Stiff? I thought the most you people did was... graze hands…

— Veronica Roth