Anne Lamott quote: The depth of the feeling continued to surprise and threaten me, but each time it hit again and I bore ...

The depth of the feeling continued to surprise and threaten me, but each time it hit again and I bore it...I would discover that it hadn't washed me away.

~ Anne Lamott ~

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