No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little …

Marilyn Monroe
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No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't. ✨ Marilyn Monroe, Roger G. Taylor (1983). Marilyn Monroe in her own words, Putnam Pub Group
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