There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your makeup wash off, your eyes tear up, your nose start to run. Its tende… - Anne Lamott

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There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your makeup wash off, your eyes tear up, your nose start to run. Its tender partly because it harkens back to infancy, to your mother washing your face with love and lots or water, tending to you, making you clean all over again.

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

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