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Budd Schulberg Quotes: Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them.
         

Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them.


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This page presents the quote "Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them.". Author of this quote is Budd Schulberg. This quote is about fear, people, our words, mind,.