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Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.

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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
Wake
Dreams
Dream
Real
Make

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That made me happy. That was my Anchor.
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(...) Since I was a kid. Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.' Right.
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I was never big on rage.' 'Why?' It's so much more angry in my head than it could ever be outside.
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So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live.
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She's pretty. (It's amazing how girls can say this and make it the most withering insult.)
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I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.
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