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People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

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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
Father
Thought
Become
People
Tobias
Shudder
Aspire
Fathers

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My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.
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Those who blamed aggression formed Amity.’… ‘Those who blamed ignorance became the Erudite.’… ‘Those who blamed duplicity created Candor.’… ‘Those who blamed selfishness made Abnegation.’… ‘And those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless.
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I am too strong to break so easily, and I become better, sharper, every time I touch him.
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I feel his heartbeat against my cheek,as fast as my own. Are you afraid of me, too, Tobias? Terrified, he replies with a smile.
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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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Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.
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There is a reason you don’t know all the things I know. -Marcus Eaton
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What makes you different, makes you dangerous.
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