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There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage - in controlling something, period.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Something
Divergent
Controlling
Damage
Period
Periods
Power
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