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We must not inflict life on children who will be resented we must not inflict unwanted children on society.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Society
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Children
Life
Resented
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Unwanted

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