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There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Everyone
Best
Look
Nothing
Looks
Touching
Trying
Mess
Really
Picture
Family

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