To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its… — Anne Lamott Antidote Copy Share Image
I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me… — Anne Lamott Annuals Copy Share Image
“It took me one more year to admit that I could no longer control my drinking. And finally on July 7, 1986,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I just can't get over how much babies cry. I really had no idea what I was getting into. To tell you… — Anne Lamott Baby Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life,… — Anne Lamott Belief Copy Share Image
Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and… — Anne Lamott Bad seed Copy Share Image
A man dies and goes to heaven. He is being shown around by an angel. Everything is just so sweet and gentle,… — Anne Lamott Angel Copy Share Image
When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about… — Anne Lamott Absurdity Copy Share Image
Sometimes grace is a ribbon of mountain air that gets in through the cracks. — Anne Lamott Air Copy Share Image
Two things put me in the spirit to give. One is that I have come to think of everyone with whom I… — Anne Lamott Book Copy Share Image
I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain. — Anne Lamott Beauty Copy Share Image
“When I was a child, I thought grown-ups and teachers knew the truth, because they told me they did. It took years… — Anne Lamott Achievement Copy Share Image
Mothering has been the richest experience of my life, but I am still opposed to Mother's Day. It perpetuates the dangerous idea… — Anne Lamott Dangerous Copy Share Image
“If you don't know where to start, remember that every single thing that happened to you is yours and you get to… — Anne Lamott Stories Copy Share Image
Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware. — Anne Lamott Ego Copy Share Image
It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life. — Anne Lamott Cheer Copy Share Image
I am the woman I grew to be partly in spite of my mother, and partly because of the extraordinary love of… — Anne Lamott Best Copy Share Image
It's almost like learning to meditate to learn to hear what your kid is actually saying. — Anne Lamott Kids Copy Share Image
“But when someone enters that valley with you, that mud, it somehow saves you again.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I just gave up one day. Around the time the news about toxic shock came out. I thought, Fuck me, man, I… — Anne Lamott Fear of death Copy Share Image
Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur. — Anne Lamott Blessing Copy Share Image
