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It’s tough to get out of bed I know that myself. You can lie there for an hour and a half without thinking anything, just worrying about what the day holds and knowing that you won’t be able to deal with it.

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
Able
Deal
Without
Deals
Thinking
Worry
Knowing
Worrying
Hours
Holds
Lying
Bed
Half
Hour
Anything
Tough

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