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Anne Lamott
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American novelist and non-fiction writer
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Born
April 10, 1954
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Birthplace
San Francisco
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Nationality
United States
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"There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time."
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"Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit."
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"My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear."
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"My mother was a not-too-devoted atheist. She went to Episcopal church on Christmas Eve every year, and that was mostly it."
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"The opposite of faith is not doubt: It is certainty. It is madness. You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or she hates all the same people you do."
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"We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society."
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"Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you."