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I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Around
Suicidal
Torn
Suicide
Constantly
Killing
Everyone

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