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I'm a total failure at housewifery. I always have been, 'cause I daydream too much. If I start doing the dishes at one in the afternoon, I'll still be there at six in the evening.

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
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Chicago
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Patricia Lee Smith
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