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These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Pay
Move
Joy
Days
Attention
Moving
Back
Cry
Never
Pride

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