Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. — Anne Lamott Artist Copy Share Image
We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through. — Anne Lamott Cooperation Copy Share Image
“First I showered off that horrible butt smell you get from being on an airplane. [p. 257]” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No… — Anne Lamott Association Copy Share Image
“Mercy is radical kindness. Mercy means offering or being offered aid in desperate straits. Mercy is not deserved. It involves absolving the… — Anne Lamott Compassion Copy Share Image
“Maybe, I thought, after a few months of sobriety, you could successfully smoke marijuana again, or maybe every anniversary you got to… — Anne Lamott Sobriety Copy Share Image
Some people may have thought that this book was too personal, too confessional. But what these people think about me is none… — Anne Lamott Book Copy Share Image
“Are you willing to see what you are seeing, and to know what you know?” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“In general…there’s no point in writing hopeless novels. We all know we’re going to die; what’s important is the kind of men… — Anne Lamott Books Copy Share Image
I've written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don't really have a genre these days. — Anne Lamott Books Copy Share Image
Grace means you're in a different universe from where you had been stuck, when you had absolutely no way to get there… — Anne Lamott Different Copy Share Image
“If you want to have loving feelings today, do loving things: Flirt with everyone, especially old people and yourself. Pick up some… — Anne Lamott Love Copy Share Image
I love memoirs. They are probably my favorite literary form, along with biographies. The more confessional, the better. There is so, so,… — Anne Lamott Biographies Copy Share Image
“But where do we even start on the daily walk of restoration and awakening? We start where we are. We find God… — Anne Lamott Higher power Copy Share Image
I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it. — Anne Lamott Church Copy Share Image
I became a Christian before I got sober. So I was a drunk, bulimic Christian. — Anne Lamott Christian Copy Share Image
The women's movement burst forth when I was fifteen. That was when I began to believe that life might semi-work out after… — Anne Lamott Authentic life Copy Share Image
“Everyone, from almost every tradition, agrees on five things. Rule 1: We are all family. Rule 2: You reap exactly what you… — Anne Lamott Family Copy Share Image
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal. — Anne Lamott Deals Copy Share Image
“You try to sit down at approximately the same time every day. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in… — Anne Lamott Every day Copy Share Image
