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" I was the only kid in Manhattan I knew whose parents had a car. "

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" I've got a lot of mileage, and I love my mileage. I wouldn't trade a mile of that for a minute of being younger. "

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" I've heard stories of people, even celebrities that have gone online, pretended to be someone they weren't, and conducted a 5-year friendship via e-mail. Then, they got married because they really love each other from all that communication. "

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" It's nice to have a pause to parent and to be more present at home, teaching them how to drive cars and navigate boys and all this sort of thing. "

" When I was about seven, I started touring the globe as part of New York's La MaMa theater company - without my parents! "

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