All Anne Lamott Quotes
- My deepest belief is that to live as if we're dying can set us free. Dying people teach you to pay attention and to forgive… Attention
- Many mornings I check out the news as soon as I wake up, because if it turns out that the world is coming to an… Both
- To be great, art has to point somewhere. Art
- Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. Air
- Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared Broken
- Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the world. When people… Air
- You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. All
- I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where… All
- 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 it… Been
- Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.… Begins
- The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless. Give
- I'm kind of a gossip hound, but watching the media whip the small fires into giant forest fires so that they can cover the result… Cover
- My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments of life and… Along
- Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts: When people listen to you cry and lament, and look at you with love, it's… Baby
- I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at… All
- When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering… Afflicted
- Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you. Alone
- Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor. Body Image
- Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter. Birthday
- The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity… Accept
- I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain. Beautifully
- I see that children fill the existential hollowness many people feel; that when we have children, we know they will need us, and maybe love… Children
- If you don't die of thirst, there are blessings in the desert. You can be pulled into limitlessness, which we all yearn for, or you… All
- Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you. Attention
- There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time. Comeback