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That's definitely true! It was before my father died, so I can't attribute it to an obsession with death. When I was… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
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![“My mother never talked about sex. I was on the Dr. Ruth [ Westheimer] show once - this is years and years and years ago - and it was her Mother's Day show. And I didn't know what we were going to talk about but what she decided we were going to talk about was female masturbation. My mother had…” quote by Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/2e3/judy-blume-2002_decided_my-mother-never-talked-about-sex-i-was-o_2291303.jpg)
