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There's a scene in the film Lady Bird in which Saoirse Ronan's schoolgirl character is mid-argument with her parents. Enraged, she bellows: 'You give me a number for how much it cost to raise me. And I'm gonna get older and make a lot of money and write you a check for what I owe you so that I never have to speak to you again.'
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