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We write to expose the unexposed. If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through, you must. The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just into any words, but if we can, into rhythm and blues.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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Expectations are resentments under construction.
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This is the Easter message, that awakening is possible, to the goodness of God, the sacredness of human life, the sisterhood and brotherhood of all.
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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.
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What if we gave fifty percent of our discretionary budget to the world’s poor and then counted on the moral power of that action to protect us?
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Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean they show us how to live and die.
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I write everything as a wake-up call to myself and others, to anyone who may have gotten tired of hitting the snooze button.
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