I'm Afraid I'm Still Trying To Find That Balance. Especially Now That Everyone Wants A Piece Of Me. I Find That I Have To Become More And More Reclusive, And Pick And Choose When I Am Public And When I Am Private. - SearchQuotes

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I'm afraid I'm still trying to find that balance. Especially now that everyone wants a piece of me. I find that I have to become more and more reclusive, and pick and choose when I am public and when I am private.

Sandra Cisneros

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