And we've read scary books and watched scary movies and TV shows together. He's met monsters, ghouls, and demons on the page… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is… — 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
There are a lot of us, some published, some not, who think the literary life is the loveliest one possible, this life… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“There was going to be a spot for me in this joint, the earth, after all. It was never going to be… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
There's a lovely Hasidic story of a rabbi who always told his people that if they studied the Torah, it would put… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“When you love something like reading—or drawing or music or nature—it surrounds you with a sense of connection to something great.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can't… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Learning to read gave us a true oasis, salvation, in the same way that coming to know Jesus or the Buddha might… — 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
“If you are mesmerized by televised stupidity, and don't get to hear or read stories about your world, you can be fooled… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of… — 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
My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. I had some… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I devoured books like a person taking vitamins, afraid that otherwise I would remain this gelatinous narcissist, with no possibility of ever… — 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 love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start… — 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
