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Being myself didn't work. being someone else didn't work. maybe i just wasn't meant to have friends.
-Yeardley Smith
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Being Myself Didn't Work. Being Someone Else

Yeardley Smith
Being myself didn't work. being someone else didn't work. maybe i just wasn't meant to have friends.
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