Lena Dunham Quotes

My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a lawyer.'

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• My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a lawyer.'

  

  Lena Dunham
  • Thinking
  • Remember
  • Bad