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I used to love to untangle chains when I was a child. I had thin, busy fingers, and I never gave up. Perhaps there was a psychiatric component to my concentration but like much of my psychic damage, this worked to everyone's advantage.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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