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I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.

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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Heart
Places
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Love
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Kids
Parenthood
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Lovely

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