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Part of the reason I wrote the book was I wanted to understand for myself why such good people let themselves get treated so badly.

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