Insurgent : Sentence Starters
“Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”
“We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”
"You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts."
“I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.”
"My bare hands, obviously."
“I figured I would shoot the bullets out of my nostrils, so I left it upstairs.”
"Not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.”
“No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.”
"I'll be your family now."
"Maybe I was afraid to trust him with something so personal as my devotion."
“Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged.”
“I’m not important. Everyone will do just fine without me.”
“Who cares about everyone? What about me?”
"Because you're not very nice either!"
“Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.”
"We're all right, you know."
“The truth has a way of changing people's plans.”
“I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.”
"Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes. There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion."
"I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. Because inside of me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom."
“Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person.”
“Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.”
“Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you."
“I do know who you are. I just needed to be reminded.”
"I think the word for how you usually are is 'reckless.”
“What’s this about flashing underwear?”
“May the peace of God be with you."
