“They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.”

Source: Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business

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American singer-songwriter and actress 1946

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