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The speaker feels a strong desire for closeness, but private secrets make real intimacy impossible. Even if there is physical attraction, hidden truths create distance between them.
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Originally said in English.
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About Veronica Roth
American novelist and short story writer
Veronica Anne Roth is an American novelist and short story writer. She is best known for the bestselling Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. Her work is closely associated with young adult fiction and with the success of the Divergent books in particular. Those novels made her a widely read contemporary author and established her reputation as a writer for a large global audience.
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Books by Veronica Roth
Divergent
2013
Insurgent
2012
Allegiant
2013
Four
2016
Carve the Mark
2017