We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The grief and tears didn't wash me away. They gave me my life back! They cleansed me, baptized me, hydrated the earth… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
What if we never 'get over' certain deaths, or our childhoods? What if the idea that we should have by now, or… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Rosie [her teenage daughter] had a secret life now, was putting together her own tribe, finding her identity there, and it was… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“You stop pretending life is such fin or makes sense. It's often messy and cruel and dull, and we do the best… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Sometimes it feels like God has reached down and touched me, blessed me a thousand times over, and sometimes it all feels… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
If I were going to begin practicing the presence of God for the first time today, it would help to begin by… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments… — 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 Copy Share Image
The worst time in any writer's life is the two months before publication. ALL writers become mental and pathetic, even those of… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
So what are we supposed to do again, when we hate everything? You stop pretending life is such fun or makes sense.… — Anne Lamott 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 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… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“When we agree to (or get tricked into) being part of something bigger than our own wired, fixated minds, we are saved.… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.… — 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… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“So why does our writing matter, again?" they ask. Because of the spirit, I say. Because of the heart. Writing and reading… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
They believe that if they do get published, a wonderful new life is in store. It will turn out that deep down… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Most of us figure out by a certain age - some of us later than others - that life unspools in cycles,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I have these secret pangs of shame about being single, like I wasn't good enough to get a husband. Rita reminded me… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Mostly things are not that way, that simple and pure, with so much focus given to each syllable of life as life… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“What saved me was that I found gentle, loyal and hilarious companions, which is at the heart of meaning: maybe we don’t… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
If you asked me, parents were supposed to affect the life of their child in such a way that the child grows… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Everyone is flailing through this life without an owner's manual, with whatever modicum of grace and good humor we can manage. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“The great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote, “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. / I awoke and saw that life… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Life does not seem to present itself to me for my convenience, to box itself up nicely so I can write about… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I had enough to wrestle, wrangle and settle back into, with this one life of mine. Besides, I knew beyond a shadow… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Life on earth is a head-scratcher for anyone who's paying attention. This place has been a bad match for me since I… — Anne Lamott 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 Copy Share Image
... everyone has come to understand that unconditional love is a reality, but with as shelf life of about eight to ten… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Mothering has been the richest experience of my life, but I am still opposed to Mother's Day. It perpetuates the dangerous idea… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Life is like a nice fresh batch of Swiss cheese. Note to self: savor the holes, too, like the spaces between musical… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“His art springs out of bubbling underground necessity, as if he's somehow dipping himself into the river that gave him life; he's… — 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… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
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… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
![“Rosie [her teenage daughter] had a secret life now, was putting together her own tribe, finding her identity there, and it was great to see, and it hurt like hell.” quote by Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ac4/anne-lamott-188_children_rosie-her-teenage-daughter-had-a-secret_38724.jpg)
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