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It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free.

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
Place
Insurgent
Firsts
Dauntless
First
Divergent
Reminds
Chose
Alive
Free
Perfect

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