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As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, for me, was about finding a moral high ground. As I've grown up, I've decided to abandon that because it made me judgmental and also stressed me out.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
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Veronica Anne Roth
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