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QUOTE OF THE WEEK, LENA DUNHAM

April 21, 2012 by Tim Riley

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 20: Actress and filmmaker...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 20: Actress and filmmaker Lena Dunham attends the 'Supporting Characters' Premiere during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at the AMC Lowes Village on April 20, 2012 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

What were your favorite books as a child? Do you have a favorite character or hero from one of those books? Is there one book you wish all children would read?

I have tattoos from children’s books all over my arms and torso. The biggest one is of Ferdinand the bull, which Elliott Smith also had, but his was a different page. What a good message that book has! Just be yourself and don’t gore anyone with your horns if you don’t feel like it.

Lena Dunham,

NYTimes Book Review, April 22

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