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My life is a crystal teardrop. There are snowflakes falling in the teardrop and little figures trudging in slow motion.
Joan Baez
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Joan Baez
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 9
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I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace I was trying to disturb the war.
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