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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Church
Sometimes
Grandparents
Grandparent
Loved
Went

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