My best teachers were mess, failure, death, mistakes, and the people I hated, including myself. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Left to my own devices, my first inclination is to mess in other people's lives. I secretly believe my whole family, and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a… — 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
I knew that the world was a harsh place, and my family was a mess, and even though I danced as fast… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I've heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there's a lot to be said for having really reached… — 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
Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Most marriages are a mess, and the children get caught between two bitter, antagonistic parents. My parents stayed married for 27 unhappy… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Without using the word, everyone started forgiving each other again. Just like that, from the no of all nothingness: you have a… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Here's how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations with… — 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
