"America's a very traumatized society.“

-Alanis Morissette

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Alanis Morissette quote about society: "America's a very traumatized society."

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"Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women."

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"I didn't want to be one of those women who wake up at 63 years old and realize they've missed the window of opportunity for marriage and children."

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