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Knowledge is power. Power to do evil...or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil.
Veronica Roth
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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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Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.
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You sadistic pansycake.
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Candor does not provide us with protection, sustenance, or technological innovation. Therefore you are expendable to us.
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