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" Instant gratification is not soon enough. "
Meryl Streep
Gratification
Enough
Instant
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" Service is the only thing that's important about love. Everybody is worried about 'losing yourself' - all this narcissism. Duty. We can't stand that idea now either... But duty might be a suit of armor you put on to fight for your love. "
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" Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there. "
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