--- title: "20 Anne Lamott Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 20 Anne Lamott quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Anne Lamott sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/greg-mckeown-8740_complete_no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott-15_1566244.png" --- > [“NO IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE. —Anne Lamott”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mckeown/no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott/) [Greg Mckeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mckeown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/greg-mckeown-8740_complete_no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott-15_1566244.png) > [“I live by the truth that “No” is a complete sentence. —Anne Lamott”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-bennett-vogt/i-live-by-the-truth-that-no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott/) Stephanie Bennett Vogt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/stephanie-bennett-vogt-55976_truth_i-live-by-the-truth-that-no-is-a-complet_2987760.jpg) > [People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who read Anne…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-brockmeier/people-who-read-anne-lamott-like-people-who-read-anne-rice-believe/) [Kevin Brockmeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-brockmeier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/kevin-brockmeier-11982_believe_people-who-read-anne-lamott-like-people_2101901.png) > [“You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-wolsey/you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god-in-your-own-image-when-it-2/) Roger Wolsey [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/roger-wolsey-87976_god-image_you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god_480864.jpg) > [“You own everything that happend to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doreen-carvajal/you-own-everything-that-happend-to-you-tell-your-stories-if-people/) Doreen Carvajal [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/doreen-carvajal-131111_anne-lamott_you-own-everything-that-happend-to-you-t_1123573.jpg) > [“As Anne Lamott suggests, only three prayers are necessary. Mine are “Please!” “Thank you!” and “WTF???” That’s all the spirituality you’ll need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glennon-doyle-melton/as-anne-lamott-suggests-only-three-prayers-are-necessary-mine-are/) [Glennon Doyle Melton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glennon-doyle-melton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/glennon-doyle-melton-3408_prayer_as-anne-lamott-suggests-only-three-praye_775516.jpg) > [“This business of… being a writer is ultimately about asking yourself, ‘How alive am I willing to be?’” —ANNE LAMOTT”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goins/this-business-of-being-a-writer-is-ultimately-about-asking-yourself/) [Jeff Goins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/jeff-goins-9892_business_this-business-of-being-a-writer-is-ultim_1579560.jpg) > [“American political activist Anne Lamott stated: “You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-werleman/american-political-activist-anne-lamott-stated-you-can-safely-assume/) [C.J. Werleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-werleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/c-j-werleman-56018_god-image_american-political-activist-anne-lamott_598264.jpg) > [“For some of us books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-lamott/for-some-of-us-books-are-as-important-as-almost-anything-else-on/) Ann Lamott [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/ann-lamott-70190_books_for-some-of-us-books-are-as-important-as_59569.jpg) > [“Anne Lamott writes that we learn the practice of reconciliation by starting with those nearest us. “Earth is Forgiveness School. You might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tish-harrison-warren/anne-lamott-writes-that-we-learn-the-practice-of-reconciliation-by/) [Tish Harrison Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tish-harrison-warren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/tish-harrison-warren-12694_dinner-table_anne-lamott-writes-that-we-learn-the-pra_2819151.jpg) > [Anne Lamott’s priest friend Tom, how to get through: "Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe," he said. "Right foot, left foot,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/anne-lamott-s-priest-friend-tom-how-to-get-through-left-foot-right/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/anne-lamott-188_april_anne-lamott-s-priest-friend-tom-how-to-g_1920077.png) > [“In a sentiment that Anne Lamott memorably made, urging that perfectionism is the great enemy of creativity, and Neil Gaiman subsequently echoed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-a-sentiment-that-anne-lamott-memorably-made-urging-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/anonymous-1_perfection_in-a-sentiment-that-anne-lamott-memorabl_164827.jpg) > [“But my subconscious mind--the part I've heard writers call the lizard brain--could and did: it told me to reach for Anne Lamott…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-nelson/but-my-subconscious-mind-the-part-i-ve-heard-writers-call-the-lizard/) [Sara Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f11/sara-nelson-39641_conscious-mind_but-my-subconscious-mind-the-part-i-ve-h_1817428.png) > [“You are not your bank account, or your ambitiousness. You’re not the cold clay lump with a big belly you leave behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arianna-huffington/you-are-not-your-bank-account-or-your-ambitiousness-you-re-not-the/) [Arianna Huffington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arianna-huffington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/arianna-huffington-1005_bank-account_you-are-not-your-bank-account-or-your-am_735383.png) > [“But this work has forced me to see that it's our fear of the unknown and our fear of being wrong that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/but-this-work-has-forced-me-to-see-that-it-s-our-fear-of-the-unknown/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/bren-brown-280_courage-to-change_but-this-work-has-forced-me-to-see-that_2239630.jpg) > [Elegant and lucid . . . a pitch-perfect clarion call, issued not with preachy hubris but from a deep place of humility,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-popova/elegant-and-lucid-a-pitch-perfect-clarion-call-issued-not-with/) [Maria Popova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-popova/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/maria-popova-17855_awakening_elegant-and-lucid-a-pitch-perfect-clario_1537621.jpg) > [“Anne Lamott wrote, “Perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-rhodes/anne-lamott-wrote-perfectionism-is-based-on-the-obsessive-belief-that/) Sammy Rhodes [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/sammy-rhodes-190456_faith_anne-lamott-wrote-perfectionism-is-based_271025.jpg) > [“Grace to me is a little bit of extra help when you're feeling stuck or doomed or, probably, hopefully, out of good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathleen-falsani/grace-to-me-is-a-little-bit-of-extra-help-when-you-re-feeling-stuck/) [Cathleen Falsani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathleen-falsani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/cathleen-falsani-20278_anne-lamott_grace-to-me-is-a-little-bit-of-extra-hel_1101489.jpg) > [“Julian of Norwich...wrote: 'Some of us believe that God is almighty and can do everything; and that he is all-wise and may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brennan-manning/julian-of-norwich-wrote-some-of-us-believe-that-god-is-almighty-and/) [Brennan Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brennan-manning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/447/brennan-manning-959_character-of-god_julian-of-norwich-wrote-some-of-us-belie_2910835.jpg) > [“About novel Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott. Q: What does the title "Imperfect Birds" mean? It's a line from a poem by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/about-novel-imperfect-birds-by-anne-lamott-q-what-does-the-title/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/anne-lamott-188_bird_about-novel-imperfect-birds-by-anne-lamo_3189133.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anne-lamott/#itemlist", "name": "Anne Lamott Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“NO IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE. —Anne Lamott”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greg Mckeown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mckeown/no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/greg-mckeown-8740_complete_no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott-15_1566244.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/greg-mckeown-8740_complete_no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott-15_1566244.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/greg-mckeown-8740_complete_no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott-15_1566244.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“NO IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE. —Anne Lamott” — Greg Mckeown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I live by the truth that “No” is a complete sentence. —Anne Lamott”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephanie Bennett Vogt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-bennett-vogt/i-live-by-the-truth-that-no-is-a-complete-sentence-anne-lamott/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/stephanie-bennett-vogt-55976_truth_i-live-by-the-truth-that-no-is-a-complet_2987760.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/stephanie-bennett-vogt-55976_truth_i-live-by-the-truth-that-no-is-a-complet_2987760.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/stephanie-bennett-vogt-55976_truth_i-live-by-the-truth-that-no-is-a-complet_2987760.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I live by the truth that “No” is a complete sentence. —Anne Lamott” — Stephanie Bennett Vogt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who read Anne Lamott believe it ironically.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kevin Brockmeier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-brockmeier/people-who-read-anne-lamott-like-people-who-read-anne-rice-believe/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/kevin-brockmeier-11982_believe_people-who-read-anne-lamott-like-people_2101901.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/kevin-brockmeier-11982_believe_people-who-read-anne-lamott-like-people_2101901.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/kevin-brockmeier-11982_believe_people-who-read-anne-lamott-like-people_2101901.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the…” — Kevin Brockmeier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” Anne Lamott”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Wolsey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-wolsey/you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god-in-your-own-image-when-it-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/roger-wolsey-87976_god-image_you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god_480864.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/roger-wolsey-87976_god-image_you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god_480864.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/roger-wolsey-87976_god-image_you-can-safely-assume-you-ve-created-god_480864.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same…” — Roger Wolsey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You own everything that happend to you. 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The Road to Character is an essential read in its entirety-Anne Lamott with a harder edge of moral philosophy, Seneca with a softer edge of spiritual sensitivity, E. F. 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It had an entire soundtrack...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cathleen Falsani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathleen-falsani/grace-to-me-is-a-little-bit-of-extra-help-when-you-re-feeling-stuck/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/cathleen-falsani-20278_anne-lamott_grace-to-me-is-a-little-bit-of-extra-hel_1101489.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/cathleen-falsani-20278_anne-lamott_grace-to-me-is-a-little-bit-of-extra-hel_1101489.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/cathleen-falsani-20278_anne-lamott_grace-to-me-is-a-little-bit-of-extra-hel_1101489.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grace to me is a little bit of extra help when you're feeling stuck or doomed or, probably, hopefully, out…” — Cathleen Falsani", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Julian of Norwich...wrote: 'Some of us believe that God is almighty and can do everything; and that he is all-wise and may do everything; but that he is all-love and will do everything -- there we draw back. As I see it, this ignorance is the greatest of all hindrances to God's lovers.' Where do we thing we are going when we draw back from God? The tiny gods we worship when we draw back from the true God are idols we've made to look just like us. It takes a profound conversion to accept that God is relentlessly tender and compassionate toward us just as we are - and not in spite of our sins and faults, but in them and through them. 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