342 Quotes by Lena Dunham

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    I didn’t drink in the essence of the classroom. I didn’t take legible notes or dance all night. I thought I would marry my boyfriend and grow old and sick of him. I thought I would keep my friends, and we’d make different, new memories. None of that happened. Better things happened.

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    I feel like I don’t watch that many shows with death.

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    Guys warning girls not to fall in love with them is so truly douchey that it should have a higher success rate.

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    When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn’t believe I was at.

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    I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It’s just a genre that’s very human.

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    There is nothing gutsier to me than a person announcing that their story is one that deserves to be told, especially if that person is a woman.

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    You have to move so you don’t die. You have to move so your brain doesn’t atrophy. You have to move so that you look a little bit like a person that you might want to be. There are a thousand reasons why exercise is important, and I’ve had to find ways to make it sexy for myself.

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    I always thought that if you had any real proximity to famous people, that your obsession with famous people, would wane is some way. Like, I wouldn’t want to deep google Matthew McConaughey’s early relationships for hours before I go to bed. And it’s just gotten worse.

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