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Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Throws
Beware
Thrill
Ego
Whenever
Rose
Seduce
World
Seducing
Petals

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