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But I'll tell you something else, too. Something I've learned, the hard way. I guess—Gram laughed a little—I'm the kind of person who has to learn things the hard way. You've got to hold on. Hold on to people. They can get away from you. It's not always going to be fun, but if you don't—hold on—then you lose them.

Cynthia Voigt

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Cynthia Voigt
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 25
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Boston
Massachusetts
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