All Anne Lamott Quotes
- You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren't. You take the action, and the insight follows: You don't think your way into… Action
- You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care,… Bath
- Quiet, deep breath after any prayer is another form of Amen. Amen
- Getting into a new relationship is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects. Character
- I think this is how we are supposed to be in the world-present and in awe. Awe
- Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness Bubbly
- Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can't stop the raging… Boat
- I can tell you that what you're looking for is already inside you. Already Inside
- This is the Easter message, that awakening is possible, to the goodness of God, the sacredness of human life, the sisterhood and brotherhood of all. All
- That thing you had to force yourself to do-the actual act of writing-turns out to be the best part. Act
- All those years I fell for the great palace lie that grief should be gotten over as quickly as possible and as privately. But, what… Acuteness
- I’ve heard it said that every day you need half an hour of quiet time for yourself, or your Self, unless you’re incredibly busy and… Busy
- When we agree to being part of something bigger than our own wired, fixated minds, we are saved. Agree
- People help you or you help them and when we offer or receive help, we take in each other. And then we are saved. Each
- Any plot you impose on your characters will be onomatopoetic: PLOT. I say don't worry about plot. Worry about the characters. Let what they say… Any
- I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published… All
- Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done it. Few
- Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious. Becoming
- All I know is that after 10 years of being sober, with huge support to express my pain and anger and shadow, the grief and… All
- A priest friend of mine has cautioned me away from the standard God of our childhoods, who loves you and guides you and then, if… Bad