#Four

"We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief."

"'Mistresses' is about the lives of four women, each going through different versions of infidelity. Their longtime friendship is what gets them through extremely challenging times."

"Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so slightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners. Often the attachment is scarcely perceptible."

"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."

"Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it."

"We became friends as we became a band. Our friendship evolved as the band evolved. It had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups for the four of us. We got along well almost all of the time. Hey! We liked each other and we still do."

"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."

"Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe."

"As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

"I love you"I say."I love you, too"he says. "I'll see you soon."

"I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last."

"The person you became with her is worth being."

"I'll be your family now,"he says. "I love you,"I say. (....)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me. "Say it again.""Tobias,"I say, "I love you."