“To participate requires self-discipline and trust and courage, because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“It's so awful, attacking your child. It's the worse thing I know, to shout loudly at this 50 lb. being with his… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“You get your confidence and intuition back by trusting yourself, by being militantly on your own side. You need to trust yourself,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
It is a violation of trust to use your kids as caulking for the cracks in you. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame,… — 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
