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Pride is allowed to have an element of worry, especially when you are a mother.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
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Elements
Pride
Especially
Worry
Mother
Element

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