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" All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness. "
Tennessee Williams
Cruel
People
Themselves
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" The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever I love and am with most of the time, or whomever I remember most vividly. I think that's true of everyone, don't you? "
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Many
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Present
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