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I hear so many things about who I am supposed to be I hardly know…
Quote byWill Cuppy · 1884–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Comic interview with Jo Ranson, "Living from Can to Mouth," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Eagle Magazine, November 24, 1929, p. 5..
English (original)
I hear so many things about who I am supposed to be I hardly know what to believe. I am willing to tell all, but what Is it? Doubtless all these myths and legends will be straightened out eventually, but It may take years.
— Will Cuppy
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