I always wondered if they’d change you.

Castes never meant that much to me.

if you like the lovable sound of an asthma attack in your ear every time you tell a joke.

You were the one who changed us when you left me in the tree house; and you keep thinking that if you push hard enough, you can make everything go back to before that moment....

How had I lost so much in such a short period of time? It would seem like leaving your family, living in some foreign place, and being separated from the person you love should be...

December 27, 11:00 p.m.My Dear America,I’ve never written a love letter, so forgive me if I fail now. . . .The simple thing would be to say that I love you. But, in truth, it’s...

He must love you very much,’ Gavril said once I had my footing.I couldn’t look at him. ‘What makes you say that?’ Gavril sighed. ‘I’ve known Maxon since he was a child. He’s never stood...

Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh.

You’re too beautiful for your own good. Once you leave, we’ll have to send some of the guards with you. You’ll never survive on your own, poor thing.

What’s it like to be in love?””It’s the most wonderful and terrible thing that can ever happen to you,

I know there was a time, when our country was new, when the assignment of these numbers helped organize something that was on the brink of not existing. But we are no longer that country....

…I want it to be as easy as breathing for you to say yes.

The picture of me just after I’d found out Aspen was saving up to marry me. I looked radiant, hopeful, beautiful. I looked like I was in love. And some idiot thought that love was...

Heal my heart and make it clean, open up my eyes to the things unseen, show me how to love like you have loved me.

I love your hair!” Marlee gushed. “I wish I’d been born with red hair. It makes you look so alive. I hear that people with red hair have bed tempers. Is that true?Despite my rotten...

I’m not so stupid as to believe that you’ve completely forgotten about your former boyfriend. I know you think there are others here more suited for me and this life, and I wouldn’t want you...

It’s the most wonderful and terrible thing that can ever happen to you,” she said simply. “You know that you’ve found something amazing, and you want to hold on to it forever; and every second...

I should have known that if any girl was going to disobey an order, it would be you.

No wonder I’d never had any friends. I was shockingly bad at it.

Please don’t cry, darling. I’d spare you tears for the rest of your life if I could

Maybe this isn’t the right thing to say, but I want you to know: When you ran for the stage, I’ve never been so proud of you in all my life. You’ve always been beautiful;...

The Angeles air was quiet, and for a while I laid still, listening to the sound of Maxon breathing.

My shoes I got to pick. I chose worn-out red flats. I figured I should make it clear from the start that I wasn’t princess material.

It doesn’t really matter how you feel about your character, it just matters what you do with it.

It’s hard to get a hug wrong.

But I guessed she would never stop wanting more for me, more from me. Maybe that’s what mothers did.

Try patting them on the back or shoulder and telling them everything is going to be fine. Lots of times when girls cry, they don’t want you to fix the problem, they just want to...

Yes, Maxon,” I whispered. “It’s possible.

She couldn’t have been more than twelve years old. In her hands was a sign that said RED-HEADS RULE! with a little crown painted in the corner and tiny stars everywhere. I knew I was...

Prince Maxon surveyed the room and found me. Our eye met for a moment, and he smiled.

Maybe what I wanted was stupid. Maybe it wasn’t even something I could have. But, still it was mine. I didn’t think I could sacrifice my dreams, no matter how much my family meant to...

I remembered suddenly that Aspen had always been this way. He sacrificed sleep for me, he risked getting caught out after curfew for me, he scrounged together pennies for me. Aspen’s generosity was harder to...

So here I was expecting at the very best a cordial welcome from the girls who were prepared to fight me to the death for someone I didn’t want. Instead I was embraced.

I would be the best of us, the highest of the lows.

I wanted to be his dear, his darling.

But if it was always a point of speculation, where one person insisted it was a certain way and another denied it, how would anyone ever hold on to the truth?

You are not the world, but you are everything that makes the world good. Without you, my life would still exist, but that’s all it would manage to do.

Listen to me, kitten. Win or lose, you’ll always be a princess to me.

He reached up and tugged his ear. And I did the same.

Perfect was my only option.

You don’t do that. You don’t just leave your family. Sticking together… it’s the only way to survive.

The look in Marlee’s eyes was triumphant, and the smile hiding behind her cup of tea said, ‘Gotcha’!

I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?

Hey I’m sorry about the other day. Didn’t mean to give you a hard time, I —” He held up his hands. “It’s no problem. And I didn’t mean to be pushy. But i’ve seen...

He let out a sigh. With my head there against his chest, I could faintly make out the sound of his heart beating through his suit coat. It seemed to be rushing. His hand, gentle...

Siempre has sido guapa; siempre has tenido talento. Y ahora sé que tu talla moral está a la misma altura, que ves claramente cuando algo no está bien y que haces todo lo que puedes...

Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don’t matter, and fight.

I’ve met nearly every woman in this room, and I can’t think of one who would make a better friend. I’d be glad to have you stay.”My relief was inexpressible.”Do you think,” Maxon asked, “That...

I let myself be sad. I let myself think of him.

You might not want to fight for the things that others would fight for, like money or notoriety, but fight all the same. Whatever it is that you want, go after it with all that...