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I like to read away as much of the afternoon as possible, until real life rears its ugly head.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
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Much
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Life
Afternoon
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