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What irritates me most about him is his natural goodness, his inborn selflessness.

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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
Irritates
Inborn
Selflessness
Goodness
Natural

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Thank you for your honesty.
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