"Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.“


-Shirley Manson

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Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.

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