“Who was it who said that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past?” — Anne Lamott Forgiveness Copy Share Image
A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way. — Anne Lamott Every step Copy Share Image
What if we gave fifty percent of our discretionary budget to the world’s poor and then counted on the moral power of… — Anne Lamott Action Copy Share Image
“How are we going to get through this craziness?' I asked. There was silence for a moment. 'Left foot, right foot, left… — Anne Lamott Silence Copy Share Image
I don't know where to start," one [writing student] will wail. Start with your childhood, I tell them. Plug your nose and… — Anne Lamott Childhood Copy Share Image
“I carry a secret sense of accomplishment around with me, like a radium pack implanted near my heart that now leaches a… — Anne Lamott Sense of accomplishment Copy Share Image
Every woman's path is difficult, and many mothers were as equipped to raise children as wire monkey mothers. I say that without… — Anne Lamott Children Copy Share Image
“If you want to change the way you feel about people, you have to change the way you treat them.” — Anne Lamott Change Copy Share Image
Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is… — Anne Lamott Behavior Copy Share Image
“One secret of life is that the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on… — Anne Lamott Insane Copy Share Image
“I don't know why I get jealous, since you don't make money or get any attention for it, but I guess it's… — Anne Lamott Blank page Copy Share Image
“Mark Twain said that Adam was the only man who, when he said a good thing, knew that nobody had said it… — Anne Lamott Good thing Copy Share Image
“writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. that thing you had to force yourself to do--the… — Anne Lamott Tea ceremony Copy Share Image
If you're lucky you find your way into a spiritual community and you start to find the great teachers of all the… — Anne Lamott Age Copy Share Image
Everyone wanted me to get help and rejoin life, pick up the pieces and move on, and I tried to, I wanted… — Anne Lamott Forget the past Copy Share Image
My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments… — Anne Lamott Found Copy Share Image
You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are… — Anne Lamott Baths Copy Share Image
“Now, Muriel Spark is said to have felt that she was taking dictation from God every morning-- sitting there, one supposes, plugged… — Anne Lamott Bad thing Copy Share Image
Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating. — Anne Lamott Fascinating Copy Share Image
E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start… — Anne Lamott Book Copy Share Image
I'd like to learn to meditate with more enthusiasm. I can sit down and get quiet for 20 minutes, but it just… — Anne Lamott Christianity Copy Share Image
The problem is acceptance, which is something we're taught not to do. We're taught to improve uncomfortable situations, to change things, alleviate… — Anne Lamott Acceptance Copy Share Image
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