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People, even genetically damaged people, make choices. That’s what matters.’

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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
Damaged
Matters
Choices
Matter
Even
Make
People
Genetically

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What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him. “What did you do?” I scream. “You die, I die too. I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.
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My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary.
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though he does not touch me, he steadies me.
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