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 Copy Share Image
It is in many people's best interest for you not to find yourself, but it only matters that it is in yours,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
No matter what circumstances, it's hard to be a parent and maintain a sense of self and identity in the world. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Now. Maybe you think it is arrogant or self centered, or ridiculous for me to believe that God bothered to wiggle a… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
You were loved because God loves, period. God loved you, and everyone, not because you believed in certain things, but because you… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
No matter how people mess with you or let you down, or how you let yourself down, a good book means that… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Help" is a prayer that is always answered. It doesn't matter how you pray--with your head bowed in silence, or crying out… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Sometimes, no matter how screwed up things seem, I feel like we're all at a wedding. But you can't just come out… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
You are desperate to communicate, to edify or entertain, to preserve moments of grace or joy or transcendence, to make real or… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Having a child as a single mother was a crucible - maybe this is true for all parents. I got rid of… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I think that is why we stay close to our families, no matter how neurotic the members, how deeply annoying or dull-… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The society to which we belong seems to be dying or is already dead. I don't mean to sound dramatic, but clearly… — 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
