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Every time you love someone, you put not just your faith in them, but your faith in everything to the test.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Love
Test
Tests
Faith
Someone
Everything
Every
Time

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