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I have done bad things. I can't take them back, and they are part of who I am. Most of the time, they seem like the only thing I am.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Veronica Anne Roth
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Some people believe that I will go nowhere, and maybe they're right, but maybe they're not.
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For someone so small, you're heavy, Stiff, he mutters.
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She is well practiced in the art of losing herself.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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His hand touches my waist, steadies me. The touch sends a shock through my body, and all my insides burn like his fingers ignited them. I pull close to him, pressing my body against his, and lift my head to kiss him.
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She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love... That it should be done from necessity, not without exhausting all other options. That it should be done for people who need your strength because they don't have enough of their own.
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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.
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Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.
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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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