He told me about his monster. His sounded just like mine wi… - Anne Lamott

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He told me about his monster. His sounded just like mine without quite so much mascara. When people shine a little light on their monster, we find out how similar most of our monsters are.

Anne Lamott

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

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When people shine a little light on their monster, we find out how similar most of our monsters are.

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