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“it is extraordinary how much you are theirs, and how little they are yours. The child grows inside you and there is something mystical and mythical in that, but then you actually see that you are nothing more than the box in which they come. There is this total person, already formed, themselves.”

Quote by Glenda Jackson

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Glenda Jackson is a renowned British actress and politician, born on May 9, 1936. She achieved remarkable success in the entertainment industry, with four Oscar nominations and becoming a iconic figure in British film and television during the 1970s. In politics, Jackson served as a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 1992 and as a life peer in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2005. more

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