You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when i…

Anne Lamott
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You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.22, Anchor
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You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.22, Anchor

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