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You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. you have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. there is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver.
-Anne Lamott
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You Are Going To Have To Give

Anne Lamott
You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. you have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. there is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver.
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