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I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken.
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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That execution will take place here. She runs her fingertips over the table beneath her. On this table. I thought it would be interesting to show you. I knew what would happen when I came here, I say. It's just a table. And I'd like to go back to my room now.
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