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When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who’s broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we don’t know where we come from … we don’t know where we are.
Laurie Anderson
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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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Laura Phillips Anderson
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