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I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

Stephen Chbosky

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Feels
Life
Faker
Like
Putting
Nobody
Bigs
Together
Back
Feel

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