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Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.

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
Often
Death
Someone
Abnegation
Doe
Selfless
Enough
Selfishness
Think
Suicide
Thinking
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