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Part of growing up is making sure your sense of reality isn't entirely grounded in your own mind.

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
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Mind
Grounded
Entirely
Growing
Sure
Making
Sense
Reality

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