I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. W…

Veronica Roth
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I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and people die. People die, and we move on to the next dangerous thing. The sooner that lesson sinks in, the better chance I have at surviving initiation. ✨ Veronica Roth (2013). Divergent Series (Books 1-3) Plus Free Four, The Transfer and World of Divergent, p.43, HarperCollins UK
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