I was the youngest of my entire family so you are tap-dancing to try t…

Sloane Crosley
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I was the youngest of my entire family so you are tap-dancing to try to get the attention of your older cousins. I really hit my social stride in 6th grade, but before that I was a pretty big dork. You learn how to be amusing and how to work for it. ✨ Book Talk: Sloane Crosley hits brothels, clowns in new essays. Interview with Belinda Goldsmith, uk.reuters.com. June 23, 2010.
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