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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
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Novelist
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Laughing
Taking
Worth
Risk
Believe
Kisses
Laughs
Risks
Kissing

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