Even when I took first prize, topped the class, won the race, I never …

Portia de Rossi
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Even when I took first prize, topped the class, won the race, I never really won anything. I was merely avoiding the embarrassment of losing. ✨ Portia de Rossi (2011). Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain, p.40, Simon and Schuster
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