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All I could do is lie there and think about how much her voice changed when she asked me if she was pretty, and how much she changed when I answered.

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Lying
Voice
Much
Think
Thinking
Answered
Asked
Changed
Pretty

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