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Dancing almost always turns out to be a good idea.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Almost
Turns
Idea
Ideas
Good
Always
Dancing
Dance

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