It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she's gone. She's gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it's all I can do.

I confessed to Tobias, soon after that, that I had lost my entire family.And he assured me that he was my family now. -Tris Prior

Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.

You don't have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can't you see how stupid that is?

She knew it would feel terrible to remember, too, but sometimes good and terrible could coexist, right?