Divergent is a thrilling story set in a dystopian future world.
Society is divided into five different factions based on core values.
Beatrice Prior must choose which faction she will join and is faced with the difficult task of deciding which group she truly belongs to.
Through a series of events, Beatrice discovers she is a Divergent – someone whose society’s rules and regulations cannot control. She must stay true to herself or conform to the rules of her chosen faction.
As she navigates this dangerous world, Beatrice finds a strength she never knew she had—and faces a destiny more complicated than she could have imagined.
Divergent Quotes With Page Numbers and Who Said Them
“I am selfish. I am brave.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 5, Page 47
“It must require bravery to be honest all the time.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 7, Page 62
“The chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 7, Page 65
“Four flips the gun in this hand, presses the barrel to Peter’s forehead, and clicks a bullet into place. Peter freezes with his lips parted, the yawn dead in his mouth. “Wake. Up,” Four snaps. “You are holding a loaded gun, you idiot. Act like it.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 8, Page 77
“Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Christina, Chapter 8, Page 81
“Who cares about pretty? I’m going for noticeable.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Christina, Chapter 8, Page 87
“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 9, Page 95
“Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 9, Page 102
“What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina.
“Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Christina and Will, Chapter 11, Page 123
“Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 12, Page 143
“You know I’m getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 13, Page 165
“If Eric thinks I did something right, I must have done it wrong.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 15, Page 176
“Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 16, Page 191
“We could visit him,” suggests Will. “But what would we say? ‘I didn’t know you that well, but I’m sorry you got stabbed in the eye’?”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Will, Chapter 16, Page 205
“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 16, Page 205
“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Will, Chapter 16, Page 206
“Learning how to think in the midst of fear is a lesson that everyone needs to learn.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 18, Page 237
“Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 18, Page 239
“Who is he when he isn’t Dauntless, isn’t an instructor, isn’t Four, isn’t anything in particular?
Whoever he is, I like him. It’s easier to admit that to myself now, in the dark, after all that just happened. He is not sweet or gentle or particularly kind. But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. That is all I need to know.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 23, Page 288
“Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.’
‘Well,’ he says, ‘I would only go if there was cake.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior and Four, Chapter 23, Page 290
“Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined. I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me.
But if I saw her, I wouldn’t recognize her.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 23, Page 300
“Why do people want to pretend that death is sleep? It isn’t. It isn’t.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 24, Page 303
“You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you’re small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you’re wrong.”
He leans his face close to mine and wraps his fingers around my chin. His hand smells like metal. When was the last time he held a gun, or a knife? My skin tingles at the point of contact, like he’s transmitting electricity through his skin.
“My first instinct is to push you until you break, just to see how hard I have to press.” he says, his fingers squeezing at the word break. My body tenses at the edge in his voice, so I am coiled as tight as a spring, and I forget to breathe.
His dark eyes lifting to mine, he adds, “But I resist it.”
“Why…” I swallow hard. “Why is that your first instinct?”
“Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up. I’ve seen it. It’s fascinating.” He releases me but doesn’t pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. “Sometimes I just want to see it again. Want to see you awake.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four and Beatrice Prior, Chapter 24, Pages 313-14
“Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 24, Pages 313-14
“Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 24, Page 315
“Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 25, Page 324
“You know, most boys would enjoy being trapped in close quarters with a girl.” I roll my eyes.
“Not claustrophobic people, Tris.”~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior and Four (Tobias), Chapter 25, Page 325
“Okay, okay.” I set my hand on top of his and guide it to my chest, so it’s right over my heart. “Feel my heartbeat. Can you feel it?”
“Yes.”
“Feel how steady it is?”
“It’s fast.”
“Yes, well, that has nothing to do with the box.” I wince as soon as I’m done speaking. I just admitted to something. Hopefully he doesn’t realize that.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice and Tobias, Chapter 25, Page 325
“Okay. Then…I can talk. Ask me something.”
“Okay.” He laughs shakily in my ear. “Why is your heart racing Tris?”
I cringe and say, “Well, I…I barely know you. I barely know you and I’m crammed up against you in a box, Four, what do you think?”…
“Maybe you were cut out for Candor,” he says, “because you’re a terrible liar.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four and Beatrice, Chapter 25, Page 326
“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 26, Page 336
“Yeah, well,” I say, “I left Abnegation because I wasn’t selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be.”
“That’s not entirely true.” He smiles at me. “That girl who let someone throw knives at her to spare a friend, who hit my dad with a belt to protect me-that selfless girl, that’s not you?”…
“You’ve been paying close attention, haven’t you?”
“I like to observe people/”
“Maybe you were cut out for Candor, Four, because you’re a terrible liar.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 26, Page 336
“For a few minutes we kiss, deep in the chasm, with the roar of water all around us. And we rise, hand in hand, I realize that if we had both chosen differently, we might have ended up doing the same thing, in a safer place, in gray clothes instead of black ones.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 26, Page 338
“What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face.
“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.”
She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Christina and Beatrice, Chapter 27, Page 339
“Lies require commitment.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 28, Page 359
“Can you be a girl for a few seconds?”
“I’m always a girl” I frown.
“You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl”
I twirl my hair around my finger. “Kay.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Christina, Chapter 28, Page 369
“He told me once to be brave, and though I have stood still while knives spun toward my face and jumped off a roof, I never thought I would need bravery in the small moments of my life. I do.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 28, Page 373
“Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my nature to expect the worst of them. And the second is that I am unexpectedly good with computers.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 28, Page 375
“We’ve all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don’t want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.” He clears his throat. “I continually struggle with kindness.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 31, Page 405
“He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but I’m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make me bare too.
‘Is this scaring you, Tris?’
‘No,’ I croak. I clear my throat. ‘Not really. I’m only…afraid of what I want.’
‘What do you want?’ Then his face tightens. ‘Me?’
Slowly I nod.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four and Beatrice Prior, Chapter 31, Page 406
“I feel his heartbeat against my cheek,as fast as my own.
“Are you afraid of me, too, Tobias?”
“Terrified,” he replies with a smile.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior and Tobias, Chapter 31, Page 406
“We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar. I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 31, Page 407
“Moths,” repeats Will. “You’re afraid of moths?”
“Not just a cloud of moths,” she says, “like…a swarm of them. Everywhere. All those wings and legs and…” She shudders and shakes her head.
“Terrifying,” Will says with mock seriousness. “That’s my girl. Tough as cotton balls.”
“Oh, Shut up.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Will and Christina, Chapter 32, Page 411
“You think giving you a hug would give away too much?” he says.
“You know,” I say. “I really don’t care.”
I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his.
It is the best moment of my life.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior and Four (Tobias), Chapter 32, Page 414
“Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Natalie Prior, Chapter 35, Page 441
“I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless.
I am Divergent.”~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 35, Page 442
“People tend to overestimate my character,” I say quietly. “They think that because I’m small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can’t possibly be cruel. But they’re wrong.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior, Chapter 37, Page 463
“…there is power in self-sacrifice.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Beatrice Prior as the narrator, Chapter 38, Page 476
“You nearly died today,’ he says. ‘I almost shot you. Why didn’t you shoot me, Tris?’
‘I couldn’t do that,’ I say. ‘It would have been like shooting myself.’
He looks pained and leans closer to me, so his lips brush mine when he speaks.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Tobias and Beatrice, Chapter 39, Page 486
“I have something to tell you,” he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. “I might be in love with you.” He smiles a little. “I’m waiting until I’m sure to tell you, though.”
“That’s sensible of you,” I say, smiling too. “We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something.”
I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear.
“Maybe I’m already sure,” he says, “and I just don’t want to frighten you.”
I laugh a little. “Then you should know better.”
“Fine,” he says. “Then I love you.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four and Beatrice Prior, Chapter 39, Page 486
“I might be in love with you.” He smiles a little. “I’m waiting until I’m sure to tell you, though.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Four (Tobias), Chapter 39, Page 486
What is the quote from Tobias in Divergent?
“Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
~Veronica Roth, Divergent, Tobias, Chapter 18, Page 239