As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, f…

Veronica Roth
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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. ✨ Veronica Roth on her book 'Insurgent' and feminism. Interview with Susan Carpenter, latimesblogs.latimes.com. April 30, 2012.
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