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All three combined is...a different kind of stupid formerly unheard of by humankind.
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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
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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We're all right, you know,' he says quietly. 'You and me. Okay?' My chest aches, and I nod. 'Nothing else is all right.' His whisper tickles my cheek. 'But we are.
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And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.
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I suppose everything is bound to look different when you aren't on your way to die.
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But now, I am also learning this: we can be mended. We mend each other.
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Human beings as a whole cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again.
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she sighs, then breaks a piece off the muffin in my hand. 'Hey. There are plenty more just five feet to your right.' 'then you shouldn't be so concerned about losing some of yours.' she says, grinning. 'Fair enough.
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It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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You think giving you a hug would give away too much? he says. You know, I say. I really don't care. I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his. It is the best moment of my life.
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