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if you want to know how God feels about money, look at whom she gives it to.

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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I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted.
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Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend.
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Getting into a new relationship is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects.
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If God was giving me a ham, I'd be crazy not to receive it. Maybe it was the ham of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
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I’ve heard it said that every day you need half an hour of quiet time for yourself, or your Self, unless you’re incredibly busy and stressed, in which case you need an hour. I promise you, it is there. Fight tooth and nail to find time, to make it. It is our true wealth, this moment, this hour, this day.
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We were raised to believe in books, music, and nature.
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