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A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing it doesn't protect itself and it doesn't hide. It stands out, like a baby's fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Bigs
Inspirational
Clunky
Doesn
Pulse
Soul
Delicate
Heart
Hide
Thing
Stands
Like
Protect
Baby

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