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I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Courage
Virtue
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Nostril
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Metals
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