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" Everybody in the world knew who I was before I knew who I was. "

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" The laughs mean more to me than the adoration. If two girls walk up to me and one says 'you're cute', I'll say thank you, but I appreciate it much more when the other one says 'you make me laugh so much'. "

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" My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. "

" Pity is a benign form of abuse. "

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