All Anne Lamott Quotes
- The miracle is that we are here, that no matter how undone we’ve been the night before, we wake up every morning and are still… Been
- Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur. Blessing
- And we've read scary books and watched scary movies and TV shows together. He's met monsters, ghouls, and demons on the page and on the… Anaconda
- How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to. Answer
- I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me. Company
- Right foot, left foot, right foot, breathe. Breathe
- This is who I want to be in the world. This is who I think we are supposed to be, people who help call forth… Beings
- You have to keep taking the next necessary stitch, and the next one, and the next. Without stitches, you just have rags. And we are… Keep Taking
- My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. Absolute
- She lived in fear of ifonic endings. Endings
- I get to tell my truth. I get to seek meaning and realization. I get to live fully, wildly, imperfectly. That's why I'm alive. And… Alive
- No matter how people mess with you or let you down, or how you let yourself down, a good book means that when you get… All
- Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Almost Everything
- You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves in your heart--your stories, visions, memories,… All
- Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. Give
- We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society. Children
- Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people. Change
- I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world. Believe
- I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know. Eat
- If the present is really all we have, then the present lasts forever. All
- Summer nearly does me in every year. It's too hot and the light is unforgiving and the days go on way too long. Days
- I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they… Book
- Dialogue that is written in dialect is very tiring to read. If you can do it brilliantly, fine. If other writers read your work and… Brilliantly
- Writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor, because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard, our… Belong
- Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we're invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence. Believe