I've always thought I could use my brain and my heart to jo… - Anne Lamott

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I've always thought I could use my brain and my heart to jockey everyone around to the good. But life is not jockeyable. When you try, you make people infinitely crazier than they already were, including or especially yourself.

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

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