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From one tyrant to another. That is the world we know, now

Veronica Roth

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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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Tyrants
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You chose us. Now we have to choose you.
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I note how calm she looks and how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of losing herself. I can't say the same of myself.
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