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When we search for something larger than our own selves to hook into, we can come through whatever life throws at us.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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Sometimes grace is a ribbon of mountain air that gets in through the cracks.
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There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.
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Mine was a patchwork God, sewn together from bits of rag and ribbon, Eastern and Western, pagan and Hebrew, everything but the kitchen sink and Jesus.
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Some people may have thought that this book was too personal, too confessional. But what these people think about me is none of my business.
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Greasy food is so comforting when you are hungover.
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