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Morbid attention is when we focus only on the shortcomings that come with aging, which are inevitable, and think that everything that is wrong is a result of aging.

Laura Huxley

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Laura Huxley
Age: 96 †
Born: 1911
Born: November 2
Died: 2007
Died: December 13
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Documentary Filmmaker
Motivational Speaker
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Turin
Italy
Laura Archera Huxley
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