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Sometimes the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a very short walk. Other times it is an impossible expanse.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
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Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Space
Actually
Times
Expanse
Sometimes
Short
Walk
Walks
Impossible
Knowing

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