24 quotes
Embracing Change and Unexpected Surprises
Tris
I just wanted to do something different.
Four
Yeah, well, that’s definitely different.
Tris
You don’t like it?
[chuckles]
Four
No, I like it. I like it a lot. I’m just surprised, that’s all.
Consequences of Disruption in a Sanctuary
Johanna
Was I not clear that the terms of your sanctuary here included non-violence?
Four
Well I can guarantee you nothing like this will ever happen again.
Johanna
Well be that as it may, you can no longer stay here with us. Your presence, it’s just too disruptive.
Tris
The truth is that our sanctuary was never gonna last very long here anyways, was it? With you not standing up to Jeanine.
Johanna
You don’t understand us at all.
Tris
No, I do understand you. I understand that you think you can stay out of this but you can’t. One day she’s gonna show up and Jeanine is gonna take whatever power you think you have away from you.
Four
Tris, Tris. Look, Johanna, we... we need a little more time. We need to find out where the rest of the Dauntless are, then we can leave.
[turns to Johanna]
Johanna
And then what? Attack Erudite? I will not be a party to violence.
Four
No one is asking you to. We just need a few more days.
Johanna
One.
[looks at Tris]
Tris
One", what?
Johanna
One more chance. See, to be Amity is to forgive; others, and yourself. You’re hurting, Tris. And my heart goes out to you. I know what it’s like to stand helpless while you lose the ones you love but killing Jeanine is not going to bring your mother back. I know you’re angry, but you’re letting it consume you.
Extreme Measures for the Greater Good
Jeanine Matthews
Dark times call for extreme measures. You may find it hard to believe, but I am serving the greater good.
Unity in Divergence and Factionlessness
Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
We're on the same side, Tris. I'm factionless because I don't fit in any one faction. And you're Divergent because you belong to too many. But we are both a threat to Jeanine. My people are ready for war if that's what it takes.
Confronting Guilt and Responsibility in Insurgent
Eric
Was that supposed to scare me?
Four
You’re responsible for the death of hundreds of people. You know the punishment for that.
Eric
Listen, I found a way to live with the blood on my hands.... But can you?
The Obligation of Peace in Society
Jeanine
Peace. Long ago, before the founders established this great city of ours that word was all but meaningless, an ideal as elusive as a dream. Now, two hundred years later, we are all of us living proof that peace is indeed attainable. The reason for this is of course our faction system: Erudite, Dauntless, Amity, Candor, Abnegation. In dividing people according to personality and aptitude we’ve created a society in which each faction plays a critical role in maintaining the social order. But this harmony we’ve achieved is now under attack from a small but extremely dangerous group of individuals. We call them “Divergents”. They are in essence the worst of what humanity used to be: rebellious, defiant and uncontrollable. Five days ago, a rogue group of divergents posing as Dauntless brutally invaded Abnegation, an obvious attempt to cripple the faction system by attacking its most vulnerable members. These divergents despise our system because they’re incapable of conforming to it. These latest rumors for example that I was somehow behind the attack on Abnegation, nothing more that divergent propaganda. I am devoting myself to bringing these fugitives to justice. I’ve exercised my right as acting council leader to declare martial law until I’m confident that any threat to our security has been eliminated. We are all that’s left of humanity. The vast wall that encloses this city may protect us from our toxic surroundings, but it is up to us to confront any element that can poison us from within. Because when you’re civilizations last hope, peace is not merely an ideal it is an obligation. And it is up to all us to take a stand against its one true enemy: Divergents.
[video message]
Demand for Tris Prior's Surrender
Christina, Hector & Marlene
The traitor Tris Prior must be surrendered to Erudite or every day more deaths will follow. Hand over Tris Prior or every day more deaths will follow. Hand over Tris Prior or every day more deaths will follow.
[under their simulation]
Calculated Indifference in the Face of Violence
Jeanine Matthews
That's okay. You can kill him if you want. We have plenty of guards.
The Burden of Difficult Choices
Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
I know you wish there was another way. But there isn't. I'm the lesser of two evils, is that it?
Love's Hold in Difficult Choices
Tobias "Four" Eaton
I wanted to leave. But I fell in love with Tris Prior. And I could not leave her.
A Promise of Worth and Connection
Tris
I can't let anyone else die because of me.
Four
No one else is going to die because of you.
Tris
You know, I'm just one person. I'm not worth it.
Four
No, you are worth it. You are worth it to me. You have to promise me that you're not going to leave. I want you to promise me that you won't go.
The Unknown Beyond Their World
Jeanine
It’s been over two hundred years. Who knows what’s out there?
Evelyn
You’ll never find out.
[points her gun at the back of Jeanine’s head and shoots her.]
Conflict Over Morality and Revenge
Caleb
Beatrice, you’re not being serious, right?
Tris
No, I am being serious. I’m not gonna stop until she’s dead.
Caleb
Tris, you can’t just go around killing people.
Peter
No, she’s right. Listen to your sister. Tris, I think you should go to Erudite and kill Jeanine yourself. I’ll stay with Caleb so that you don’t get him killed too.
[to Caleb; turns to Tris]
Tris
What?
[glares at Peter]
Peter
Come on, you know. Like you did your parents.
Acknowledging Conflict and Consequences
Tobias "Four" Eaton
Congratulations mother. You got your war.
Struggles with Identity and Fear
Beatrice "Tris" Prior
I'm not brave, Mom. I pretend that I am. I want people to think that I am, but I'm not. I'm really, really scared and... Maybe we are, actually, what's wrong in this world. Divergents. I never wanted any of this. You and dad and Caleb and Four. I can't help but think that if I was normal. We would all still be together. Mom, I don't want to be Divergent anymore. I just want to feel safe again.
The Experiment: A Call for Unity
Edith Prior
Hello. I come from outside the wall, where we have all but destroyed each other. We designed your city as an experiment. We believe it is the only way to recover the humanity we have lost. And we created factions to ensure peace. But we believe there will be those among you who will transcend these factions. These will be the Divergent. They are the true purpose of this experiment, they are vital to humanity’s survival. If you’re watching this now, then at least one of you is proof that our experiment has succeeded. The time has come for you to emerge from your isolation and rejoin us. We’ve allowed you to believe that you’re the last of us. But you’re not. Mankind waits for you with hope beyond the wall.
Confronting the Consequences of Survival
Eric
If you think you got lucky, you're wrong. You're gonna wish I'd killed you.
A Question of Care and Responsibility
Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
You want to tuck him in, or should I?
Confronting the Inner Self in Insurgent
Tris
What are you?
Simulation Tris
I’m you, Tris. I’m the real you.
[breaks through the glass wall and pushes Tris against the wall smashing it]
Tris
I’m not gonna fight you.
Simulation Tris
I’ll make you fight me!
Tris
You’re not me!
Simulation Tris
I am. I’m what they see when they look at you. You killed Will and your parents. You’re deadly.
[grips Tris' throat; punches Tris and causes the wall of the room to break apart. She then kicks Tris, breaking the walls further.]
Tris
Enough!
[throws her simulation self across the room.]
Simulation Tris
No one’s gonna love you, Tris! They’re never even gonna miss you. This world will be better off without you! One less Divergent ruining everything. And no one will ever, ever forgive you for what you’ve done.
Tris
You’re wrong. Because I will.
[calms down and lowers her hands]
Embracing the Amity Philosophy of Blending In
Tobias "Four" Eaton
It's the amity way, just try to blend in.
Reflection on Violence and Loss
Beatrice "Tris" Prior
It's a miraculous amount of people you managed to murder.