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There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Comeback
Sweet
Lose
Loses
Nothing
Time

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No one can appropriate God, goodness, the Bible or Jesus. It just seems that way.
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All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.
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Peace is joy at rest. Joy is peace on its feet. quoting her pastor in Salon, April 25, 2003
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