Divergent Quotes

Tris My Mom and Dad died today. They're gone.

Four I know. But they loved you, Tris. For them, there was no better way to show you.

Tris We have nothing. We have no home, no faction. I don't even know who I am anymore.

Four I know exactly who you are.

Tris Are you sure about that?

Four Yeah, I'm very sure. Come here.

Beatrice "Tris" Prior I'm the weakest one here.

Four You're not gonna jump, are you?

Tris No, I'm just trying to get a good vantage point.

Four Good thinking.

Tris You don't have to come with me.

Four You should go easy, you took a beating.

Tris I'm surprised you noticed. I saw you leave during the fight.

Four Yeah, well. It's not something I wanted to watch.

Tris We're like the Factionless now. We've left everything behind, but we found ourselves and each other. Tomorrow we may have to fight again, but for now, we'll ride the train to the end of the line. And then...we'll jump.

Natalie Are you nervous?

Tris No. Were you? For your test?

Natalie Mm-mm, no. I was terrified. But I didn't have any reason to be and neither do you. That's all you get. Rules are rules.

Tobias "Four" Eaton As Dauntless we fight to protect every life inside the fence without fail. That's why we train you the way we do; to teach you not to give up. And to find out who has what it takes. Even though it's been quiet out there for years, that could change at any moment. So we have to be ready for everything.

Tobias "Four" Eaton Your last fear is your worst fear. It lives in the deepest part of your mind.

Al Tris, can I talk to you for a second? Please. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I...I don't know what's wrong with me. Please, can you ever forgive me?

Tris If you ever come close to me again, I will kill you...!

Al Tris---

Tris You need to stay away from me! You are a coward!

Jeanine Matthews I think human nature is the enemy. It's human nature to keep secrets, lie, steal, and I want to eradicate that. That's how we'll maintain a stable peaceful society. You would help me with that, wouldn't you?

Tris How are you awake?

Peter Cause I'm smarter than you. And they need me.

Tris Where are they controlling it from?

Peter Why would I tell you that? It's not like you're gonna shoot me.

Tris Why do people keep saying that? Where are they controlling it from?

Marcus Did you really need to shoot him?

Tris Every minute we waste, another Abnegation dies and another Dauntless becomes a murderer.

Tris Can I just ask you--?

Tori You made a mistake choosing Dauntless. They'll find out about you here...

Tris Who? Who will?

Tori The people you're a threat to.

Tris What people? Who, Dauntless--?

Tori No. Society. If you don't fit into a category, they can't control you.

Tris I don't get it. I'm Dauntless. I'm going to be Dauntless. I chose Dauntless.

Tori For your sake, I hope so.

Taglines What Makes You Different, Makes You Dangerous.

Tris We're lucky to be in the city. They say the war was terrible, that the rest of the world was destroyed. Our founders built the wall to keep us safe, and they divided us into five groups, factions, to keep the peace. The smart ones, the ones who value knowledge and logic, are in Erudite. They know everything. Amity farm the land. They're all about kindness and harmony, always happy. Candor value honesty and order. They tell the truth...even when you wish they wouldn't. And then there's Dauntless. They're our protectors, our soldiers, our police. I always thought they were amazing. Brave, fearless and free. Some people think Dauntless are crazy, which they kind of are. My faction is Abnegation. The others all call us "Stiffs." We lead a simple life, selfless, dedicated to helping others. We even feed the Factionless, the ones who don't fit in anywhere. Because we're public servants, we're trusted to run the government. My father works alongside our leader, Marcus. It all works. Everyone knows where they belong... Except for me. My mother says there's an art to losing yourself, but I haven't figured it out yet. I'm supposed to never think of myself, to always help others. To never look too long in the mirror.

Christina Have you never seen a hamburger before?

Tris No, I...I've seen one, I just have never eaten one.

Will Abnegation eat only plain food; plant-based diet with no sauce and a minimum of seasoning.

Christina Which textbook did you swallow?

Will Nice to meet you too. I'm Will. Erudite.

Christina Of course you are. No offense, but I'm surprised Abnegation even eats at all. Too selfish, right? No wonder you left.

Will You gotta be pretty self-confident to be friends with a Candor.

Christina What is that supposed to mean?

Will You have no filter. You say the first thing that comes into your head.

Al You mean, like, "you're an idiot"?

Christina Nice one, Al. Well, at least we tell the truth.

Will Erudite can tell the truth because we have the facts.

Four I don't wanna hear about your old factions. You're Dauntless now.

Tris Were you a transfer too? Or Dauntless born?

Four Are you kidding?

Tris No.

Four What makes you think you can talk to me?

Tris It...it must be because you're so approachable.

Four Careful.

Christina You, my friend, have a death wish.

Will You know he was first in his class. They tried to recruit him for leadership twice, but he said no.

Eric Dauntless never give up!

Beatrice "Tris" Prior Trust the test. The test will tell me who I am, where I belong. Am I smart? Kind? Am I honest? Selfless? Or brave?

Eric The legendary Four, a mindless drone. You were first in your class; now you're...nothing.

Max What? You think he might be...?

Eric There's one way to find out. Say goodbye, asshole...

Tris Goodbye!

Four Move and you die!

Eric The Stiff? Two Stiffs. Two dead Stiffs.

Max We can't let a single Divergent slip through. This is what happens.

Eric She's not gonna shoot me.

Tris I think you might be overestimating my character.

Jeanine Matthews The factions system is a living being composed of cells; all of you. And the only way it can survive and thrive is for each of you to claim your rightful place. The future belongs to those who know where they belong.

Tori Wu My brother, he was like you. During the second stage, he got good fast. Last day of the simulations one of the Dauntless leaders came in to watch him. The next morning we found his body at the bottom of the chasm. They got rid of him.

Tris Mom, what are you doing here?

Natalie I knew they'd assign you here sooner or later. Look at you. God! You're so strong and beautiful.

Tris Mom, you can't be here.

Natalie I know, but you're in danger.

Tris What?

Natalie I needed to ask you something. You weren't sick the day you took your aptitude test, were you?

Tris Why?

Natalie What were your test results? Honey, it's okay, you can tell me.

Tris They were... uh...they were inconclusive.

Natalie Divergent? You can't tell anyone. You can't tell your friends, your instructors; you can't trust anyone.

Tris I'm not--.

Natalie People have always been so threatened by Divergents. But now Erudite is looking for them everywhere, they're actively seeking them out.

Tris Why? Mom, what am I?---

Natalie You don't conform, your mind works in a million different ways. They're scared of you. Stage two of training is where you are most at risk. They're gonna get inside your head and watch how you respond to fear. But you can pass, you can make it through Dauntless, I have seen it before.

Tris Shut it down.

Jeanine No.

Tris I am not gonna ask you again! Do it! Shut it down!

Jeanine I admire your willingness to die for what you believe in, but so am I. You can't do it, can you? Maybe you're not quite as Dauntless as you thought you were.

Tris You're right... I'm not. I'm Divergent. Now, shut it down and wipe the program.

Four You good? You okay?

Tris Yeah. I'm fine.

Four This is high enough.

Tris No, we need to go higher. You alright? You're afraid of heights.

Four Everyone's afraid of something.

Tris I didn't think you were afraid of anything.

Four Come on, Tris. Really? Are you even human?

Tris This isn't so bad.

Four Yeah.

Eric You got three options. Hang there and I'll forget your cowardice, fall and die, or give up. But if you give up you're out.

Tobias "Four" Eaton Is it a hard one? You can pick a new one if you want, but make it good. You don't get to pick again.

Christina My whole body was covered in these little insects. They were in my ears, in my throat, I couldn't breathe.

Al I heard about this guy, like two years ago, got so panicked he had a heart attack in his chair, he almost died.

Christina What?

Will Yeah, so we got that to look forward to, right?

Christina You didn't seem to have any problems at all.

Tris Me? No, no. Oh, my God. It was awful.

Al Oh, come on. No one even came close to your time. You were amazing.

Peter Yeah, what's amazing is how she's gonna knock you right out of Dauntless.

Al She's not gonna knock me out of Dauntless.

Peter Look she's gone from being the worst to one of the best. Somebody's gotta take her place at the bottom. Who's it gonna be? You.

Christina Do you ever stop talking?!

Peter I just want to know how she does it. What's your trick?

Tris I don't have a trick.

Peter Nobody gets through it that fast. Why don't you tell us how you do it? At least tell your friends.

Al What's he talking about? Is there some way to make it easier?

Tris No.

Tris No. I'm not...I'm not doing anything.

Taglines One choice can transform you.

Jeanine No. No. No!

Tris Don't get me wrong; there was a certain beauty to your resistance.

Beatrice "Tris" Prior Today I take the test. I'm scared it'll tell me I'm not Abnegation, that I have to leave my family. But I'm even more scared that it'll tell me to stay. For my brother Caleb it's easy.

Tori Get up. We're going out the back door before a supervisor comes.

Tris But what was my result?

Tori Come on!

Tris What happened?

Tori You're going to tell your family that the serum made you sick and that I sent you home, alright?

Tris No, but what was my result?

Tori Abnegation.... And Erudite...and Dauntless.

Tris Dauntless.

Tori Your results were inconclusive.

Tris That...that's impossible. That doesn't make any sense.

Tori No, not impossible. It's just extremely rare. They call it "Divergent". You can't tell anyone about this, not even your parents. As far as the world is concerned you received an Abnegation result because that is what I manually entered.

Tris But what am I supposed to do at the choosing ceremony? Today, I was supposed to learn what to do; this was supposed to tell me what faction to choose, the test! We're supposed to trust the test--!

Tori The test didn't work on you. You have to trust yourself.

Eric Points for bravery, Stiff. But not as many you just lost for opening your mouth.

Peter Tell me if this hurts.

Tris You tell me!

Peter You bitch!

Christina Asshole.

Christina That was awesome!