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"I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me."
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"My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one."

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"Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine."

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