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But I've always been fascinated with that prettiest-girl-in-the-class person that I never was, getting inside her head and showing that she's just as tormented and messed up as everybody else.

Cecily von Ziegesar

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Cecily von Ziegesar
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 27
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Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar
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