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When people know you too well, they eventually see your damage, your weirdness, carelessness, and mean streak. They see how ordinary you are after al… - Anne Lamott
" "When people know you too well, they eventually see your damage, your weirdness, carelessness, and mean streak. They see how ordinary you are after all, that whatever it was that distinguished you in the beginning is the least of who you actually are. This will turn out to be the greatest gift we can offer another person: letting them see, every so often, beneath all the trappings and pretense to the truth of us.
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About Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.
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