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It's strange to see people you don't know well in the morning, with sleepy eyes and pillow creases in their cheeks

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that's true of beginnings, but it's not true of this, now.
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His hand touches my waist, steadies me. The touch sends a shock through my body, and all my insides burn like his fingers ignited them. I pull close to him, pressing my body against his, and lift my head to kiss him.
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It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest. --Four in Divergent
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I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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