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Sometimes all I want is to be a few inches taller so the world does not look like a dense collection of torsos.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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I wonder if this is how is is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likable as good men.
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