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My gratitude for good writing is unbounded I’m grateful for it the way I’m grateful for the ocean.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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San Francisco County
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I do believe that God is with us even when we're at our craziest and that this goodness guides, provides, and protects.
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Everything takes me forever. It's all lurch, flail. I hope that is good news to you writers.
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Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.
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I think Jesus is divine love manifest on Earth, as it comes through the community of Christians.
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The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless.
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