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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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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
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Veronica Anne Roth
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