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When faced with a crisis, do three things: breathe, pray and be kind.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
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Breathe
Pray
Crisis
Praying
Three
Kind

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