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In our family, there wasn't anything else besides art. nothing else in the world existed. my father never spoke about going to a movie or listening to music, other than my mother's singing.
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In Our Family, There Wasn't Anything Else

Kiki Smith
In our family, there wasn't anything else besides art. nothing else in the world existed. my father never spoke about going to a movie or listening to music, other than my mother's singing.
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