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Who wants to be married to a grandfather?

Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 14
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Violinist
Butcher Holler
Kentucky
Loretta Webb
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My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.
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I've seen things, and that's almost the same as doing them.
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I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.
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Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.
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Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
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You've got to continue to grow, or you're just like last night's cornbread - stale and dry.
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