Chosen Ones (The Chosen Ones, #1)

by Veronica Roth

mayor of Chicago, elected on a campaign of “Not as corrupt as the other guy, probably,” which had been the motto of Chicago politics for a few years running. He was also possibly the blandest man alive.

Damn I wish I'd used that. I still wouldn't have got elected but it would have been fun .

“Her oncologist says there’s not much we can do at this point except … delay things.” “I’m so sorry, Essy,” Sloane said. “I wish I had something more profound to say, but it just … sucks.”

“I just had a panic attack because of a pair of boots, so I don’t think I’ll be winning any mental-health achievement awards anytime soon.

my favourite line from Veronica Roth's latest