Michael Elefante

“There’s nothing inherently selfish about the pursuit of knowledge, and there’s nothing inherently ignorant about dedicating yourself to others.”
― Veronica Roth, The Sixth Faction

“So maybe you could become the astronaut instead. Maybe they will let you take someone along and you could choose me. We could go to Jupiter, or we could go wherever you want. Anywhere but this planet.”
― Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

“His chest and arms are bare, and I’m so distracted by the suddenness of all that skin that it takes me a moment to realize I’m looking at Four.

I should look away. A lifetime of lectures about modesty have taught me to. But I don’t want to.

I want to watch the dull yellow light of the fixture above him play across the planes of his shoulders. I want to stare at the swell of muscles in his arms. I want to follow the black lines of that tattoo I’ve seen only hints of over the back of his neck.

God. He’s beautiful.

My face heats, but it’s not with embarrassment. It’s just that looking at him struck a match inside me, and now I’m burning.”
― Veronica Roth, The Sixth Faction

“Today, I decide, is going to be different. I’m tired of carrying my Abnegationness like a stone around my neck. I’m tired of people seeing only that— uptight, quiet, passive— when they look at me.”
― Veronica Roth, The Sixth Faction