I wanted to ask a thousand questions, but there was no one to ask. Bes…

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I wanted to ask a thousand questions, but there was no one to ask. Besides I knew that people only told lies to children-lies about everything from soup to Santa Claus. ✨ Marilyn Monroe, Ben Hecht (2006). My Story, p.17, Rowman & Littlefield
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I wanted to ask a thousand questions, but there was no one to ask. Besides I knew that people only told lies to children-lies about everything from soup to Santa Claus. ✨ Marilyn Monroe, Ben Hecht (2006). My Story, p.17, Rowman & Littlefield

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