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It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Apple
Apples
Spiritual
Remember
Hard
Burping
Cherished

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