Quotation
Quote by Cyndi Lauper
I was my own Svengali!
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Understanding this quote
The speaker presents themselves as their own Svengali: the person who guided, shaped, or controlled their own actions. Rather than crediting an outside mentor or influence, the line says that this directing role came from within the speaker.
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- Source
- Library of Congress
- Format
- Official Statement
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