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He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.

Stephen Chbosky

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Understand
Keep
Things
Wallflower
Perks
Introvert
Quiet

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