Degrees Quote by Caroline Knapp

“I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree.” quote by Caroline Knapp — Download Open image

“I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree.”

Caroline Knapp

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