You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if …

Veronica Roth
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You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself. ✨ Veronica Roth (2013). Divergent Trilogy, p.45, HarperCollins UK
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You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself. ✨ Veronica Roth (2013). Divergent Trilogy, p.45, HarperCollins UK

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