A Quote by Laura Linney

When you're dying, you're liberated to do what you want to do. You give yourself permission. I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're living and the relationships that they have.

Laura Linney

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Laura Linney
American - Actress
Born: February 5, 1964

I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're living and the relationships that they have.

Laura Linney

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Elizabeth Gilbert

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