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The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

Jessica Lange

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Jessica Lange
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: April 20
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Jessica Phyllis Lange
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