Tris Prior

Character in Divergent From: Divergent

Protagonist; Divergent initiate navigating faction identity and survival

373 quotes

"There is a time to be silent, and there is a time to voice your opinion."
Truth
"I don't have to be what you want me to be."
Freedom
"I realized that I was afraid not of dying but of dying without meaning."
Death
"Becoming fearless isn't the point. Being fearless is impossible."
Courage
"I want a real choice, for everyone, not just people like me."
Justice
"The truth is, we're all imperfect."
Truth
"Understanding doesn't mean acceptance."
Wisdom
"I am not ashamed of what I am."
"I've been broken, but I'm still here."
Perseverance
"Love makes us stronger and weaker at the same time."
Love
"I choose what I do with my time and my body."
"I have realized that part of me loves him. I don't know how to untangle that, so I don't think I will try."
Love
"Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are."
Wisdom
"I am my choices. If I always get to make my own choices, then they're not really choices."
Freedom
"I feel like he can see through me, that he doesn't just see me but understands me."
Love
"I have to make a choice that will set me apart from everyone else."
Change
"I am brave."
Courage
"Sometimes we're willing to hurt ourselves to get what we want."
Truth
"What is he doing standing at my bed?"
Relationships
"I want the truth. Please."
Truth
"I am more than just a promotion."
"The worst part about being lied to is knowing that you weren't worth the truth."
Truth
"I don't want to hurt him. But I can't let him hurt me either."
Relationships
"I am Divergent. And I can't be controlled."
Freedom
"He leans forward slightly, and I feel my breath catch."
Love
"The cruelest thing about being in faction is that you're supposed to forget who you were."
"I can't pretend to be something I'm not, just to make someone else comfortable."
Courage
"To be honest, I didn't know fear had a physical form until I met him."
Fear
"I can't deny it anymore. I'm not Abnegation. I'm not Divergent. I'm Dauntless."
"What if I'm not the only Divergent anymore?"
Fear