A Quote by Anne Lamott

Left to my own devices, my first inclination is to mess in other people's lives. I secretly believe my whole family, and really the whole world, is my responsibility.

Anne Lamott

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Family Believe Devices First Inclination Left Lives Mess My Own Other Own People Really Responsibility Secretly Whole Whole Family Whole World World

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Anne Lamott
American - Novelist
Born: April 10, 1954

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