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?

You're desperate, and so am I,' I said. 'Desperate people make stupid decisions all the time.'"P244

Stupid. Why do people want to pretendthat death is sleep? It isn’t. It isn’t

Yeah. Good.” I clear my throat. “So, this plan. It’s kind of stupid, right?”“It’s not ... stupid.”“Oh, come on. Trusting Marcus is stupid. Trying to get past the Dauntless at the fence is stupid. Going against the Dauntless and factionless is stupid. All three combined is ... a different kind of stupid formerly unheard of by humankind.”“Unfortunately it’s also the best plan we have,” she points out. “If we want everyone to know the truth.

She'll have to get over it, then. Are you going to let her drop out of Dauntless for a stupid reason like not being able to walk?" Zeke is quiet for a few seconds. His eyes shift over my face, and he squints, as if weighing and measuring me. Then he turns and bends and wraps his arms around me. it's been so long since someone hugged me that I stiffen. Then I relax, and let the gesture force warmth over my body...