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Leaving us with Eric is like hiring a babysitter who spends his time sharpening knives.

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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
Knives
Leaving
Time
Sharpening
Like
Babysitter
Divergent
Spends
Eric
Hiring

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