I said that I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get h… - Anne Lamott

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I said that I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda. If you had a giant panda in your back yard, anything could go wrong — someone could die, or stop loving you, or you could get sick — and if you could look outside and see this adorable, ridiculous, boffo panda, you'd start to laugh; you'd be so filled with thankfulness and amusement that everything would be O.K. again.

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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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