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I don't really control the story. I just let it go where it wants to go. I have no idea what's going to happen in the end or who's going to live, so it's kind of like me saying, I don't know, guys! Just wait. That's what I'm doing!

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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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A Dauntless Ferris wheel wouldn’t have cars. You would just hang on tight with your hands, and good luck to you.
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I feel empty, not because of sadness, but because of relief, all the tension flowing out of me.
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Candor does not provide us with protection, sustenance, or technological innovation. Therefore you are expendable to us.
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It's what you deserve to hear, I say firmly, my eyes going cloudy with tears. That you're whole, that you're worth loving, that you're the best person I've ever known.
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Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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He kisses me again, more insistent this time, his hands squeezing my waist. His breaths, his body, my body, we are so close there is no difference.
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Nothing else is all right.” His whisper tickles my cheek. “But we are.
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I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.
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