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Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.
Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.
Approximate author period: c. 1989 AD · modern
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- Marilyn Manson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1989 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Marilyn Manson: documented activity in 1989. Wikidata Q186327, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186327 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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