I liked those ladies! They were helpers, and they danced.' These are t…

Anne Lamott
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I liked those ladies! They were helpers, and they danced.' These are the words I want on my gravestone: that I was a helper, and that I danced. ✨ Anne Lamott (2008). Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, p.39, Penguin
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I liked those ladies! They were helpers, and they danced.' These are the words I want on my gravestone: that I was a helper, and that I danced. ✨ Anne Lamott (2008). Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, p.39, Penguin

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