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Mama says that satisfaction isn't what I should search for. Respect is. Respect? I detest that word. Probably because in this world you have to respect the wrong people for the wrong reasons.
Melina Marchetta
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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
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