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" I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess. "
Claire Danes
Than
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Mess
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" College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development. "
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People
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" My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility. "
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" I have plenty of vanity in my life. I want to look pretty in the world. But it can be this bottomless pit. "
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My Life
Vanity
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New
" Once you get over that peak of puberty, you hit a nice stride. "
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