Allegiant (Divergent, #3)

by Veronica Roth

There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater. But sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through pain, and the work of every day, the slow walk toward a better life.

I really love Christina—in general, and in this scene particularly. She is a good friend and a wise person. And I love this sentiment, too. Tobias’s big battle is over, for better or for worse, and what he does moving forward will be quieter and smaller than what he did before. But that doesn’t mean it’s any less important or brave. It just means there won’t be a book about it. :)