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It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is the price of being alive.

Judy Collins

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Judy Collins
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 1
Actor
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Guitarist
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Street Artist
Seattle
Washington
Judith Marjorie Collins
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Irish Alzheimer's: you forget everything except the grudges
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