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Most people wish to be consoled, confirmed. They want their prejudices reinforced and their structured belief systems validated. After all, it hurts to think, and it's absolute agony to think twice.

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Jennifer Stone
Age: 31
Born: 1993
Born: February 12
Actor
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Film Actor
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Arlington
Texas
Jennifer Lindsay Stone
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