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Quote by Veronica Roth

“She is well practiced in the art of losing herself.”

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In a society divided into five factions based on virtues, Beatrice Prior must choose between her family's expectations and her own true identity. This coming-of-age story delves into the challenges of self-discovery and the consequences of personal beliefs in a rigidly structured society. more

Author

Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist best known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy, which includes Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant. The series, set in a dystopian Chicago, explores themes of identity, choice, and societal structure. Roth graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in creative writing. She published Divergent at age 21, and the series has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, inspiring a successful film franchise. Roth continues to write and lives in Chicago with her family. more

“Sophia shrieked and fainted on the ground – I screamed and instantly ran mad. We remained thus mutually deprived of our senses, some minutes, and on regaining them were deprived of them again. For an Hour and a Quarter did we continue in this unfortunate situation – Sophia fainting every moment and I running mad as often. At length a groan from the hapless Edward (who alone retained any share of life) restored us to ourselves.”

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Author:Jane Austen

“She is probably by this time as tired of me, as I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate as ever, and our Attachment as firm and sincere as when it first commenced.”

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Book:Sanditon, Lady Susan, & The History of England: The Juvenilia and Shorter Works of Jane Austen

Source: Sanditon, Lady Susan, & The History of England: The Juvenilia and Shorter Works of Jane Austen

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Author:Kate Forsyth

“Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.”

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