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The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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And my fear of failure has been lifelong and deep. If you are what you do- and I think my parents may have accidentally given me this idea- and you do poorly, what then? It’s over you’re wiped out. All those prophecies you heard in the dark have come true, and people can see the real you, see what a schmendrick you are, what a fraud.
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