03UndatedHey 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 a lot of people let the bad around them make them hard or stubborn. In the end, they miss the chance to make their world bette because they only see the worst in it." There was still something about the tone of his voice and his features that made me feel like I knew him. "I know what you mean." I shook my head. "I don't want to be like that. But I get so angry. Sometimes I feel like I know too much, or that I've done things I can't make right, and it just hovers over me. And when I see things happen that shouldn't..." "You don't know what to do with yourself." "Exactly." He nodded. "Well, I'd start by thinking about what's good. Then I'd ask myself how I could make that good even better." I laughed. "That doesn't make sense."He stood. "You just think about it a little.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
04UndatedAkinli, this strange boy whose life at the moment seemed to be hanging on this, pushed himself from the bed.Julie gasped, watching as his arms trembled under his weight, even as thin as he was. He crushed his eyes together in concentration, willing himself up.I heard Ben whisper to himself, “Come on, come on, come on.”When Akinli, breathing as if he truly had just run a marathon, was fairly close to upright, he held out an arm for me.I fell into it fearlessly.We leaned into each other, neither of us strong enough to stay up on our own.“I thought I’d never see you sit up again,” Julie cried.We both turned to her, smiling at the happy tears on her face.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
06UndatedI hope you find someone you can't live without.I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it's like to have to try and live without them.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
08UndatedIf you don’t want me to be in love with you, you’re going to have to stop looking so lovely. First thing tomorrow I’m having your maids sew some potato sacks together for you.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
11UndatedI hit your thigh!”“Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
12UndatedI can’t help it." I sighed. "One can never help being born into perfection.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
13UndatedI should have known that if any girl was going to disobey an order, it would be you.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
16UndatedI’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 could still call you ‘my dear’?" "Not a chance." I whispered.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
21UndatedThe Selection was no longer something that was simply happening to me, but something I was actively a part of. I was an Elite.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
23UndatedThe Angeles air was quiet, and for a while I laid still, listening to the sound of Maxon breathing.Kiera Cass / quote ↗
