“Prayer is taking a chance that against all odds and past history, we are loved and chosen, and do not have to… — Anne Lamott History Copy Share Image
I'm here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped. — Anne Lamott Deals Copy Share Image
“... writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice… — Anne Lamott Telling the truth Copy Share Image
“She said to go ahead and feel the feelings. I did. They felt like shit.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Life on earth is a head-scratcher for anyone who's paying attention. This place has been a bad match for me since I… — Anne Lamott Life Copy Share Image
“This is our goal as writers, I think; to help others have this sense of--please forgive me--wonder, of seeing things anew, things… — Anne Lamott Goals Copy Share Image
You know how I always say that laughter is carbonated holiness? Well, Robin was the ultimate proof of that, and bubbles are… — Anne Lamott Bubbles Copy Share Image
I was reminded of the Four Immutable Laws of the Spirit: Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is… — Anne Lamott Four Copy Share Image
I've heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there's a lot to be said for having really reached… — Anne Lamott Behavior Copy Share Image
“Sue had been told that tumors had developed in her liver and lungs. She had been in a deep depression for a… — Anne Lamott Christianity Copy Share Image
... the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. [pp. 65-66] — Anne Lamott Life Copy Share Image
This is the Easter message, that awakening is possible, to the goodness of God, the sacredness of human life, the sisterhood and… — Anne Lamott Awakening Copy Share Image
In a library, you can find small miracles and truth, and you might find something that will make you laugh so hard… — Anne Lamott Afternoon Copy Share Image
There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your makeup wash off, your eyes tear up,… — Anne Lamott Eye Copy Share Image
“To participate requires self-discipline and trust and courage, because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking… — Anne Lamott Business Copy Share Image
... one of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people. [p. 65] — Anne Lamott Being human Copy Share Image
Toddlers can make you feel as if you have violated some archaic law in their personal Koran and you should die, infidel. — Anne Lamott Feels Copy Share Image
One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single… — Anne Lamott Break Copy Share Image
“...but you have to remind yourself that perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.” — Anne Lamott Excellence Copy Share Image
My natural tendency is to complicate everything--and then to spray words and ideas onto everything afterwards. I've had to develop the habit… — Anne Lamott Habit Copy Share Image
