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Arrogance is one of the flaws in the Erudite heart -- I know. It is often in mine.

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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
Heart
Erudite
Arrogance
Flaws
Mines
Mine
Often

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My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.
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You can't be fearless, remember? Because you still care about things. About your life.
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Insurgent, he says. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.
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What did you do? I scream. You die, I die too.
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His hands skim my bare arms. “Just bounce a little when you walk,” he says, kissing my forehead, “and pretend you’re afraid of their guns” —another kiss between my eyebrows— “and act like the shrinking violet you could never be ”—a kiss on my cheek— “and you’ll be fine.
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I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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