“Some of us have a ragged faith. You cry for a long time, and then after that are defeated and flattened for… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I started to cry then, and I cried for a long time without making much noise. I cried and cried like a… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Now she and I sit together in her room and eat chocolate, and I tell her that in a very long time… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I went around saying for a long time that I am not one of those Christians who is heavily into forgiveness --… — 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
