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Grace is having a commitment to- or at least an acceptance of- being ineffective and foolish. That our bottled charm is the main roadblock to drinking that clear cool glass of love.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Love
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Acceptance
Bottled
Drinking
Roadblock
Cool
Ineffective
Commitment
Charm
Grace
Glass
Least
Glasses
Clear
Foolish

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