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Sometimes memory tricks you. Sometimes beauty is best when it's distant.
David Levithan
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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
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Eventually she fell asleep, but I kept the phone against my ear, lulled by her breathing, and her breathing again in the background. And yes, it felt like home. Like everything belonged exactly where it was.
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It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.
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lying awake beside you, these thoughts run through my head.
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Please may this not be a game. Please may this not be a game. Because if it’s a game, I know I’m going to lose.
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