I'm kind of a gossip hound, but watching the media whip the small fires into giant forest fires so that they can… — Anne Lamott Fire Copy Share Image
“Mercy means compassion, empathy, a heart for someone’s troubles. It’s not something you do – it is something in you, accessed, revealed,… — Anne Lamott Compassion Copy Share Image
To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The mix in our rooms is so touching: the clutter and the cracks in the wall belie a bleakness or brokenness in… — Anne Lamott Bleakness Copy Share Image
You fall so deeply in love with your grandbaby. It's so so so much easier than being a parent, because you really… — Anne Lamott Baby Copy Share Image
“Every time we choose the good action or response, the decent, the valuable, it builds, incrementally, to renewal, resurrection, the place of… — Anne Lamott Freedom Copy Share Image
“This kind of beauty softens you and expands you, which is good, but of course it makes you vulnerable to all sorts… — Anne Lamott Beauty Copy Share Image
Grace is the light or electricity or juice or breeze that takes you from that isolated place and puts you with others… — Anne Lamott Breeze Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life,… — Anne Lamott Belief Copy Share Image
“Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean/ they… — Anne Lamott Books Copy Share Image
“Say to yourself in the kindest possible way, Look, honey, all we’re going to do for now is to write a description… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
We're all afraid of the same stuff. Mostly we're afraid that we're secretly not okay, that we're disgusting, or frauds, or about… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“As far as I can recall, none of the adults in my life ever once remembered to say, “Some people have a… — Anne Lamott Compassionate Copy Share Image
“These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Here's how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations with… — Anne Lamott Addiction Copy Share Image
“My favorite moment in Jeanne Moreau's latest movie--a comedy called The Summer House --takes place in a kitchen, when she proclaims that… — Anne Lamott Home Copy Share Image
Now, if you ask me, what’s going on is that we’re all up to here in it, and probably the most important… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The first draft is the child's draft, where you let it all pour out and then let it romp all over the… — Anne Lamott Children Copy Share Image
...[T]here should be a real sense of your imagination and your memories walking and woolgathering, tramping the hills, romping all over the… — Anne Lamott Dance Copy Share Image
Grace is having a commitment to- or at least an acceptance of- being ineffective and foolish. That our bottled charm is the… — Anne Lamott Acceptance Copy Share Image
I was reminded of the Four Immutable Laws of the Spirit: Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Jesus is busy with his own stuff, and is not going to get involved in your little tug-of-war. Plus, don't forget, he… — Anne Lamott Faith Copy Share Image
When you're conscious and writing from a place of insight and simplicity and real caring about the truth, you have the ability… — Anne Lamott Ability Copy Share Image
“You weren't born a person of cringe and contraction. You were born as energy, as life, made of the same stuff as… — Anne Lamott Life Copy Share Image
“You begin to cry and writhe and yell and then to keep on crying; and finally, grief ends up giving you the… — Anne Lamott Best gift Copy Share Image
What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out… — Anne Lamott Child Copy Share Image
They always threw their arms around and hugged me while crying our Yiddish endearments. Yet none of them believed in God. They… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I sat down in the sand, breathless with shame and failure. God, I thought, some defender of the weak. Some freedom fighter:… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but… — Anne Lamott Family Copy Share Image
“During Advent, we have to sit in our own anxiety and funkiness long enough to know what a Promised Land would be… — Anne Lamott Advent Copy Share Image
“Talking to the parents of older kids was helpful for me, since the parents of kids the same age as yours won't… — Anne Lamott Child Copy Share Image
I wish I had thrown out the bathroom scale at age 16. Weighing yourself every morning is like waking up and asking… — Anne Lamott Age Copy Share Image
“Every Sunday I nudge Sam in her direction, and he walks to where she is sitting and hugs her. She smells him… — Anne Lamott Children Copy Share Image
“I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t… — Anne Lamott Faith Copy Share Image
Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and… — Anne Lamott Bad seed Copy Share Image
“Mercy means that we no longer constantly judge everybody’s large and tiny failures, foolish hearts, dubious convictions, and inevitable bad behavior. We… — Anne Lamott Bad behavior Copy Share Image
You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren't. You take the action, and the insight follows: You don't think… — Anne Lamott Action Copy Share Image
Can you imagine the hopelessness of trying to live a spiritual life when you’re secretly looking up at the skies not for… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I know God enjoys hearing my take on how best we should all proceed, as I'm always full of useful advice. I'm… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
![“...[T]here should be a real sense of your imagination and your memories walking and woolgathering, tramping the hills, romping all over the place. Trust them. Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” quote by Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f69/anne-lamott-188_dance_t-here-should-be-a-real-sense-of-your-im_2763181.png)
![“Talking to the parents of older kids was helpful for me, since the parents of kids the same age as yours won't admit how horrible their children are. ... you can either practice being right or practice being kind. Screaming in the car helped. [p. 94]” quote by Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/747/anne-lamott-188_child_talking-to-the-parents-of-older-kids-was_2550779.png)
