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My whole life had been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God's presence, the kind of transcendent, magical experience that lets you see your place in the big picture. And that is what I had with my first [compost] heap.
Bette Midler
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Bette Midler
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: December 1
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[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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