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Sometimes I feel like there is so much to be afraid of, and sometimes I feel like there is nothing left to fear.

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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
Sometimes
Feels
Much
Like
Afraid
Fear
Left
Nothing
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