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But when you kill someone you love, the hard part is never over. It just gets easier to distract yourself from what you've done.

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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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Distract
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