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Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy sharing it is liberating.
Carly Simon
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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
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The Bronx
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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