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Anne Lamott Quotes: It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable.
         

It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable.


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I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda.



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