A Quote by Ari Graynor
I didn't want to study theater or go to school in the city. I wanted the all-American 'Here's your quad' college experience.
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College is a magic time. Yes, youre young and fickle, but you want to be part of this college experience... Then you graduate from that. You have your first job, moving to a new city.
I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.
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