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I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Apart
Stronger
Bigger
Words
Fall
Crowd
Crowds
Boxes

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