“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
I am drawn to people that are not going to shy away from the very dark, scary stuff of the human condition… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Peg came over with dinner tonight and told me about this dumb schmaltzy poem she heard someone read at an AA meeting.… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Frequently, as so many poets and psalmists and songwriters have said, the invisible shift happens through the broken places. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Reading poetry and reading the great works of the canon that we were reading in the '60s and the '70s and '80s… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I honestly think in order to be a writer, you have to learn to be reverent. If not, why are you writing?… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“About novel Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott. Q: What does the title "Imperfect Birds" mean? It's a line from a poem by… — 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
