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My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Writing
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Encouraged
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I got one of the five golden tickets to be a writer, and I take that seriously. I don't love my own work at all, but I love my own self. I love that I've been given the chance to capture the stories that come through me.
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I go to church every Sunday, which is like going to the gas station once a week and really, really filling up.
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