I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value

Veronica Roth
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I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril. ✨ Veronica Roth (2014). Divergent Collector's Edition, p.7, Harper Collins
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I should wonder what courage—which is the virtue they most value—has to do with a metal ring through your nostril. ✨ Veronica Roth (2014). Divergent Collector's Edition, p.7, Harper Collins

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