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Chaos and destruction do tend to take away a person's dating possibilities.
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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I'm going to stop a revolution,'' I say. I turn right, and Peter follows me.
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Someone shouts, Enough! and I think too much and nothing at all.
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I wish I could say I felt guilty for what I did. I don't.
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She believes that Tobias belongs to her now. She doesn't know the truth, that he belongs to himself.
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It is amazing how pretending to be in a different faction changes everything -- even the way I walk. That must be why it's so strange that I could easily belong in three of them.
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Tris, Tobias says, crouching next to me. His face is pale, almost yellow. There is too much I want to say. The first thing that comes out is, Beatrice. He laughs weakly. Beatrice, he amends, and touches his lips to mine. I curl my fingers into his shirt.
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I feel acutely aware of how young I am. In a way that is good. It's productive. It makes me realise that I should be growing as a writer and a person.
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At first Eric stares at Four in silence. Four stares back.
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In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life.
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I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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