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I wonder how I seem to them. They must see someone I don't see. Someone capable and strong. Someone I can't be someone I can be.

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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
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I feel empty, not because of sadness, but because of relief, all the tension flowing out of me.
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Tris: Wait. So you have no idea what my aptitude is? Tori: Yes and No. My conclusion is that you display equal aptitude for Abnegation, Dauntless and Erudite. People who get this kind of result are..are called...Divergent.
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I love you. He frowns. Say it again. Tobias, I say. I love you.
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I have your back. I didn't mean only when it's easy. All the time.
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Even though I am still injured, I had to fight again today.Luckily this time,I was paired against Myra,who couldn't throw a good punch if someone was controlling her arm for her.
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You look older.” “Yes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person.
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I've done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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