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yearning n. and adj. At te core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Yearning
Core
Belief
Perfect
Desire
Everything

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