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I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I'm afraid I'll stutter.
Ned Vizzini
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Ned Vizzini
Age: 32 †
Born: 1981
Born: April 4
Died: 2013
Died: December 19
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
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Bed
Anything
Hour
Every
Waste
Time
Quiet
Thinking
Afraid
Stutter
Saying
Pacing
Least
Depression
Hours
Suicide
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