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I spend most of my time alone, because I so value and thrive in the quiet. Heaven.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Thrive
Quiet
Spend
Value
Alone
Heaven
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Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.
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I think that is why we stay close to our families, no matter how neurotic the members, how deeply annoying or dull- because when people have seen you at your worst, you don’t have to put on the mask as much.
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You want to protect your child from pain, and what you get instead is life, and grace and though theologians insist that grace is freely given, the truth is that sometimes you pay for it through the nose. And you can't pay your child's way.
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I think drugs are part of the magical possibilities of youth and I wouldn't be here if I had continued with it.
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