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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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