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You want to give me chocolate and flowers? That would be great. I love them both. I just don't want them out of guilt, and I don't want them if you're not going to give them to all the people who helped mother our children.

Anne Lamott

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