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We're a culture more than ever that wants proof of everything, we want things fast, and someone sends you an email, you want to answer in five minutes. We have to allow ourselves nothingness, in our relationships too.

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