Mattie sat at the table, obsessing, orbiting around herself. She was s…

Anne Lamott
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Mattie sat at the table, obsessing, orbiting around herself. She was sick of her worried, hostile mind. It would have killed her long before, she felt, if it hadn't needed the transportation. ✨ Anne Lamott (2003). Blue Shoe, Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)
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