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" I personally never got the gist of Facebook and Twitter. "

Helena Bonham Carter

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" Very early on, you figure out that you put your self-esteem in the hands of strangers. There's a different commodity. There's the Helena Bonham Carter that everyone thinks they know, who really has nothing to do with me. But you just have to let that go. "

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