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You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Risk
Believe
Kisses
Laughs
Risks
Kissing
Laughing
Taking
Worth

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