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I believe that discipline and self-love are the total secrets to freedom.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Self
Believe
Love
Secrets
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Discipline
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Freedom

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