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Maybe you feel pressure to be positive because so many people rely on your good, fake-positive energy? If that's the case, screw everybody else. You're not a bottle of Valium.
Augusten Burroughs
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Augusten Burroughs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 23
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