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To get something you must give something away. To hold something you must give something away. To love something you must give something away.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Love
Hold
Away
Give
Must
Giving
Something

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