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I love Twinkies, and the reason I am saying that is because we are all supposed to think of reasons to live.

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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