Four

I’ve found that when you’re sneaking around, it’s best not to look like you’re sneaking around.

...Peter’s Candor parents are in black and white.
For a moment I watch his parents, and wonder if they made him into the person he is. But most of the time, people aren’t that easy to explain, I guess

Trust me when I tell you, Eaton boy, that resisting is worth doing.

“You’re the one who has to live with your choice,” she says. “Everyone else will get over it, move on, no matter what you decide. But you never will.”

“My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.”

“Don’t worry about me handling the pain," I say. "I’ve had a lot of practice.”

“Today you will choose your factions. Until this point you have followed your parents’ paths, your parents’ rules. Today you will find your own path, make your own rules.”