He could tell she was a stranger to the coast, some genteel woman from further up South, completely out of her element. The way she moved, so dignified and calm, as though on a Sunday walkabout, reminded him of graceful sea birds he had seen after a storm, washed up on the beach, wings broken, wounded, and yet still attempting the gait characteristic of their species.
~ Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall, pg. 7 (ARC)
I nod. It sounds like a good plan - a smart plan. But I don't believe him - I don't believe its more important to move forward than to find out the truth. When I found out that I was Divergent... when I found out that Erudite would attack Abnegation... those revelations changed everything. The truth has a way of changing a person's plans.
~ Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth, pg. 31-32 (ARC)
Pushing yourself to your limits defines who you are. Pushing yourself past your limits defines who you can be.
He could tell she was a stranger to the coast, some genteel woman from further up South, completely out of her element. The way she moved, so dignified and calm, as though on a Sunday walkabout, reminded him of graceful sea birds he had seen after a storm, washed up on the beach, wings broken, wounded, and yet still attempting the gait characteristic of their species.
I nod. It sounds like a good plan - a smart plan. But I don't believe him - I don't believe its more important to move forward than to find out the truth. When I found out that I was Divergent... when I found out that Erudite would attack Abnegation... those revelations changed everything. The truth has a way of changing a person's plans.
Pushing yourself to your limits defines who you are. Pushing yourself past your limits defines who you can be.