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We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.
Veronica Roth
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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
Divergent
Cowardice
Define
Preparation
Midst
Failure
Fear
Eradicates
Believe
Dauntless
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