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I'll never harden my heart but I've toughened the muscles around it.

Dolly Parton

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Dolly Parton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 19
Actor
Autobiographer
Banjoist
Businessperson
Composer
Country Musician
Country Singer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Pittman Center
Tennessee
Dolly Rebecca Parton
Muscles
Around
Heart
Never
Harden

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