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Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate, like having Janis Joplin with a bad hangover and PMS come to stay with you.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Like
Roommate
World
Hangover
Suddenly
Baby
Stay
Worst
Getting
Joplin
Come
Janis

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