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It's the tradition of American writers getting away in order to see the country - to get a better view.

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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon as we know it.
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All of nature talks to me - if I could just figure out what it's saying - trees are swinging in the breeze. They're talking to me. Insects are rubbing their legs together. They're all talking. They're talking to me.
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