“I started to cry then, and I cried for a long time without making much noise. I cried and cried like a… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“...but you have to remind yourself that perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.” — Anne Lamott Excellence Copy Share Image
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. — Anne Lamott Acceptance Copy Share Image
Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down. — Anne Lamott Comedy Copy Share Image
I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Writing can give you what having a baby can give you: it can get you to start paying attention, can help you… — Anne Lamott Baby Copy Share Image
“The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just any words, but, if you can, into rhythm and… — Anne Lamott Language Copy Share Image
Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don't be an asshole. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“My theory is that, as with our children, as with every surface of that geodesic dome inside the 8-Ball, every age we've… — Anne Lamott Aging Copy Share Image
“They taught us that extending ourselves to others would help us stay sober and sane. But they also wanted us to extend… — Anne Lamott Cup of tea Copy Share Image
Talking to the parents of older kids was helpful for me, since parents of kids the same age as yours won't admit… — Anne Lamott Age Copy Share Image
“This is our goal as writers, I think: to help others have this sense of wonder, of seeing things anew, things that… — Anne Lamott Goals Copy Share Image
I'm a terrible Christian and meditating is very hard for me, and I do it. I do it badly, like I do… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared, even the people who seem to have it more or less together. They are… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
It's intrusive for grandparents to think they're in charge. It's manipulative. Also, it's self-destructive, since if the parents have to resist you,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“….but at the same time, they got a miracle. It wasn’t the kind that comes on a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day float. And… — Anne Lamott Magic wand Copy Share Image
“Maybe what you care most passionately about are fasting and high colonics--cappuccino enemas, say. This is fine, but we do not want… — Anne Lamott Hysteria Copy Share Image
“Are you born again?" he asked, as we taxied down the runway. He was rather prim and tense, maybe a little like… — Anne LaMott Christian 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 Awakening Copy Share Image
There's a lovely Hasidic story of a rabbi who always told his people that if they studied the Torah, it would put… — Anne Lamott Bible Copy Share Image
“If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there. We become like mushrooms, living… — Anne Lamott Alone Copy Share Image
You've got to learn to let go and let your children fall, and fail. If you try to protect them from hurt,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we… — Anne Lamott Amazing things Copy Share Image
I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it. — Anne Lamott Catholic Copy Share Image
