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I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and i loved to read. but there was always financial strife.
-Patti Smith
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Patti Smith
I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and i loved to read. but there was always financial strife.
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