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Ignore them. They don't know what it is to make a difficult decision. You wouldn't have done it, I bet. That is only because I have been taught to be cautious when I don't know all the information, and you have been taught that risks can produce great rewards.

Veronica Roth

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Veronica Anne Roth
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