“When you're dancing the mystical dance of the molecules, you're not the one who's leading.”

—  Lily Tomlin

As "Trudy"
Contributions of Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)

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American actress, comedian, writer, and producer 1939

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