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Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.
Veronica Roth
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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
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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Independent and uninvolved. Must be nice. -Tris
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