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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

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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
Guilt
Heavy
Grief
Sorrow
Takes
Away
Insurgent
Sad
Guilty

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