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I understood that the man I was calling for could never ever come back. Because I understood that the man that I was calling for was dead.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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In fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.
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I don't know much, but I understand how entirely doomed I am without God.
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I got one of the five golden tickets to be a writer, and I take that seriously. I don't love my own work at all, but I love my own self. I love that I've been given the chance to capture the stories that come through me.
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Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.
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To be great, art has to point somewhere.
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Some people wanted to get rich or famous, but my friends and I wanted to get real. We wanted to get deep. (Also, I suppose, we wanted to get laid.)
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Laughter is the key that grace has arrived.
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