All Anne Lamott Quotes
- We were raised to believe in books, music, and nature. Believe
- Life does not seem to present itself to me for my convenience, to box itself up nicely so I can write about it with wisdom… Box
- Now. Maybe you think it is arrogant or self centered, or ridiculous for me to believe that God bothered to wiggle a cheap bolt out… Arrogant
- And my fear of failure has been lifelong and deep. If you are what you do- and I think my parents may have accidentally given… Accidentally
- I don’t know why life isn’t constructed to be seamless and safe, why we make such glaring mistakes, things fall so short of our expectations,… Always Remember
- There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see… All
- These are pictures of the people in my family where we look like the most awkward and desperate folk you ever saw, poster children for… Awkward
- I think that is why we stay close to our families, no matter how neurotic the members, how deeply annoying or dull- because when people… Annoying
- I understood that the man I was calling for could never ever come back. Because I understood that the man that I was calling for… Calling
- For twenty years I have ached to go back home, when there was nobody there to whom I could return. Ached
- The thing about light is that it really isn’t yours; it’s what you gather and shine back. And it gets more power from reflectiveness; if… Cup
- There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your makeup wash off, your eyes tear up, your nose start… All
- I sat down in the sand, breathless with shame and failure. God, I thought, some defender of the weak. Some freedom fighter: Joan of Arc… Arc
- When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you. Fear
- Can you imagine the hopelessness of trying to live a spiritual life when you’re secretly looking up at the skies not for illumination or direction,… Direction
- and you try to quiet your mind so you can hear... Hear
- I am learning slowly to bring my crazy pinball-machine mind back to this place... Bring
- Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance. Dance
- Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate, like having Janis Joplin with a bad hangover and PMS come to stay with… Baby
- If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through, you must. Otherwise, you'll just be rearranging furniture in… Been
- 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… Act
- I don't know where to start," one [writing student] will wail. Start with your childhood, I tell them. Plug your nose and jump in, and… All
- Remember that you own what happened to you. If your childhood was less than ideal, you may have been raised thinking that if you told… Been
- Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd… Advice
- It is unearned love--the love that goes before, that greets us on the way. It's the help you receive when you have no bright ideas… Best