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Joy is the best makeup.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
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Inspirational
Best
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Joy

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if you want to know how God feels about money, look at whom she gives it to.
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