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I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for thousands of years. Or just not exist.

Stephen Chbosky

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ever
Wanted
Years
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Perks
Thousands
Exist
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Felt

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