...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you. — Anne Lamott Change Copy Share Image
Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate. — Anne Lamott Baby Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people.” — Anne Lamott Excellence Copy Share Image
“Hallelujah that in spite of it all, there is love, there is singing, nature, laughing, mercy.” — Anne Lamott Hallelujah Copy Share Image
Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and… — Anne Lamott Birthday Copy Share Image
Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we're invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
...It really IS easier to experience spiritual connection when your life is in the process of coming apart. — Anne Lamott Connection Copy Share Image
Sam said to me the other day, "I love you like 20 tyrannosauruses on 20 mountaintops," and this is the exact same… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that Jesus watches my neurotic struggles, and shakes his head and grips his forehead and starts tossing back mojitos. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Mark Twain said that Adam was the only man who, when he said a good thing, knew that nobody had said it… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Writing is how I communicate my deepest beliefs, and what I hope are helpful observations about our dual citizenship, as children of… — Anne Lamott Belief Copy Share Image
The miracle is that we are here, that no matter how undone we’ve been the night before, we wake up every morning… — Anne Lamott Every morning Copy Share Image
Most marriages are a mess, and the children get caught between two bitter, antagonistic parents. My parents stayed married for 27 unhappy… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves in your heart--your… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Does sunset sometimes look like the sun is coming up? Do you know what a faithful love is like? You’re crying; you… — Anne Lamott Faithful love Copy Share Image
one thing about having a baby is that each step of the way you simply cannot imagine loving him any more than… — Anne Lamott Baby Copy Share Image
“We can see Spirit made visible when people are kind to one another, especially when it's a really busy person, like you,… — Anne Lamott Busy person Copy Share Image
“There was going to be a spot for me in this joint, the earth, after all. It was never going to be… — Anne Lamott Books Copy Share Image
“I prayed for my heart to soften, to forgive her, and love her for what she did give me--life, great values, a… — Anne Lamott Life Copy Share Image
“[Teaching] was hard. Some of the kids were needy and vulnerable and depressed, with faces of dubious, aged concern, rumpled foreheads, downcast… — Anne Lamott Bad day Copy Share Image
“With THC in your system, you don't dream. And you need to. Otherwise it is like losing one of your senses. Dreams… — Anne Lamott Dream Copy Share Image
“Our shadow is on the outside. And we can see in the dark: we can see you, we see you turn away,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“When I was a child, I thought grown-ups and teachers knew the truth, because they told me they did. It took years… — Anne Lamott Achievement Copy Share Image
E.L. Doctorow said once said that 'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far… — Anne Lamott Advice Copy Share Image
I think joy and sweetness and affection are a spiritual path. We're here to know God, to love and serve God, and… — Anne Lamott Affection Copy Share Image
“My son, Sam, at three and a half, had these keys to a set of plastic handcuffs, and one morning he intentionally… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
If the present is really all we have, then the present lasts forever. — Anne Lamott Anger Copy Share Image