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In my profession, I'm around a lot of people whose bodies are their instruments in one way or another.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 18
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Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you.
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