“The good news is that God has such low standards, and reaches out to those of us who are often not lovable… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“But what if the great secret insider-trading truth is that you don't ever get over the biggest losses in your life? Is… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“If you haven't already, you will lose someone you can't live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and you never… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Everything takes me forever. It's all lurch, flail. I hope that is good news to you writers. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I'm all over the place, up and down, scattered, withdrawing, trying to find some elusive sense of serenity." The world can't give… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I guess he'll have to figure out someday that he is supposed to have this dark side, that it is part of what it means to be human, to have the darkness just as much as the light- that in fact the dark parts make the light visible; without them, the light would disappear. But I guess he has to… — Anne Lamott Copy Share
It's funny where we look for salvation, and where we actually find it. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to try to control and manipulate people, to try not to breathe at all, or… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
And yet, I do believe there is ultimately meaning in the chaos, and also in the doldrums. What I resist is not the truth… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Raising a child, whether or not it is yours, is like Nautilus of the heart and soul. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer. Hope begins in… — Anne Lamott 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 have to… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
We are going to die, as is everyone we adore - I hate this! But the question is, how do we live as women and men in the face of this? Why do we let ourselves be so distracted and obsessed by meaningless B.S. in light of having one short, precious life? When are we going to wake up and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share
