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I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.
Stephen Chbosky
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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
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Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.
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And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened.
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