A Quote by Madeleine L'Engle
The naked intellect is an extraordinarily inaccurate instrument.
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I'm naked in Esquire in August. I was naked on the set the other day. I'm always naked. I'm naked right now, in fact.
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I want to live my life naked, with all my little naked kids naked in the garden.
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Naked I came into the world, naked I shall go out of it! And a very good thing too, for it reminds me that I am naked under my shirt, whatever its colour.
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