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It's like you're a character in this book that everyone around you is writing, and suddenly you have to say, 'I'm sorry, but this role isn't right for me'. And you have to start writing your own life and doing your own thing.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
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