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Love is the answer to a question that I have forgotten
Regina Spektor
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Regina Spektor
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 18
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This is how it works You're young until you're not You love until you don't You try until you can't You laugh until you cry You cry until you laugh And everyone must breathe Until their dying breath.
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So break me to small parts, let go in small doses, but spare some for spare parts.
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