There are moments when I am writing when I think that if other people knew how I felt right now, they’d burn me at the stake for feeling so good, so … - Anne Lamott

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There are moments when I am writing when I think that if other people knew how I felt right now, they’d burn me at the stake for feeling so good, so full, so much intense pleasure.

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

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