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I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me pricey lunches or flowers, some annual display of gratitude that you have to grit your teeth and endure.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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For me, Jesus is my cleft in the rock. He is my safest friend, my safe totally loving accepting big brother.
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If you fixate on the big picture, the whole shebang, the overview, you miss the stitching.
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Sometimes I think that Jesus watches my neurotic struggles, and shakes his head and grips his forehead and starts tossing back mojitos.
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Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.
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