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If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.
Lucinda Williams
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Lucinda Williams
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 26
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Lucinda Gayl Williams
Lucinda Gayle Williams
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