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She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics.

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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
Taught
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Done
Disgust
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Disgusting
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