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I don't write about the intimate details of my cousins and aunts and uncles, and my mother and my father because it's not right to, for me.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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I'm one of those religious people who are afraid of everything. I'm instantly worried about everything that could go wrong.
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Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person. If you keep hitting back, you stay trapped in the nightmare.
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