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Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.
Anne Lamott
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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
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So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human? I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure.
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The reason 'help' is such a great prayer is that God is the gift of desperation. When you're in despair, you're teachable.
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Everybody thinks their opinion is the right one. If they didn't, they would get a new one.
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Publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is.
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You have to be a warrior and say, Maybe it's everyone else's system, but it's not mine. (from her recent interview here, on Goodreads)
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I remember staring at my son endlessly when he was an infant, stunned by his very existence, wondering where on earth he had come from.
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