The depth of the feeling continued to surprise and threaten… - Anne Lamott

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The depth of the feeling continued to surprise and threaten me, but each time it hit again and I bore it...I would discover that it hadn't washed me away.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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