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Quote by Alan Bennett
Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their me

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else. – Alan Bennett

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Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. – Alan Bennett

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When youre famous, you dont get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you dont see the real people. – Cass Elliot

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Its quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that. – Diane Kruger

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I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life. – Haruki Murakami

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While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught. – Pat Brown

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