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I used to think about giving my life up for things, but I didn't understand what 'giving your life' really was until it was right there, about to be taken from me

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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
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Christina,'i say,'The factionless have all the guns.
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