For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy…

Alice Walker
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For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended. ✨ Alice Walker (2013). The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker, p.55, The New Press
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For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended. ✨ Alice Walker (2013). The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker, p.55, The New Press

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