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Because life is not fair, Albert. And the world is conspiring against 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
Albert
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Fair
Life
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Conspiring

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Four! I call out. Why am I calling a number? Oh yes. Because that's his name. — Tris.
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You know I'm getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.
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Thank you for your honesty, Niles says. The Candor repeat the phrase under their breath. All around me are the words Thank you for your honesty at different volumes and pitches, and my anger begins to dissolve.
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The Amity Established this place as a safe house. No conflict allowed. The Amity will have trouble enforcing that policy, says Marcus. How do you stop conflict without conflict?
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Inquisitiveness is self-serving, Johanna. -Marcus Eaton
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And sometimes, if you want the truth, you have to demand it.
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