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All I ever wanted since I arrived here on earth are the same things I needed as a baby, to go from cold to warm, lonely to held, the vessel to the giver, empty to full.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Since
Held
Earth
Warm
Ever
Lonely
Wanted
Empty
Things
Baby
Cold
Giver
Needed
Vessel
Full
Arrived

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