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We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Always
Wrong
Selves
Tell
Reflecting
Else
Vulnerable
Someone
Reflection
Self
Friendship
Need
Close
Enough
Trust
Needs
Worst

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