“All that is holding us together [is] stories and compassion.” — Anne Lamott Compassion Copy Share Image
Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur. — Anne Lamott Blessing Copy Share Image
My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I've seen prayers answered. But often, in my experiences, if you get what you pray for, you've really shortchanged yourself. — Anne Lamott Answered prayers Copy Share Image
I'm very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don't want to read mine, there are others. — Anne Lamott Book Copy Share Image
My experience as a writer is that you really do write seven and eight pages to find the paragraph you were after… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“The basic formula for drama is setup, buildup, payoff—just like a joke.” — Anne Lamott Comedy Copy Share Image
Frederick Buechner is one of my favorite writers. The Eyes of the Heart is beautiful and wise, full of insight, charm, and… — Anne Lamott Beautiful Copy Share Image
All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you. — Anne Lamott Embarrassment Copy Share Image
“I love ritual and repetition. Without them, I would be a balloon with a slow leak.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Tell the truth as you understand it. If you're a writer, you have a moral obligation to do this. And it is… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“It is most comfortable to be invisible, to observe life from a distance, at one with our own intoxicating superior thoughts. But… — Anne Lamott Isolation Copy Share Image
“A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way. It's a lie if you make something up.… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“The great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote, “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. / I awoke and saw that life… — Anne Lamott Joy Copy Share Image
Once an old woman at my church said the secret is that God loves us exactly the way we are and that… — Anne Lamott Change 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 Copy Share Image
If you are a writer, or want to be a writer, this is how you spend your days--listening, observing, storing things away,… — Anne Lamott Gold Copy Share Image
My deepest belief is that to live as if we're dying can set us free. Dying people teach you to pay attention… — Anne Lamott Attention Copy Share Image
But you can’t get to any of these truths by sitting in a field smiling beatifically, avoiding your anger and damage and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“But let’s say we believe that mercy and forgiveness are in fact foundational, innate, what we are grown from and can build… — Anne Lamott Compassion Copy Share Image
Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life - it gave me me. It provided the time and… — Anne Lamott Age Copy Share Image
Toni Morrison said, "The function of freedom is to free someone else," and if you are no longer wracked or in bondage… — Anne Lamott Bondage Copy Share Image
My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe… — Anne Lamott Doubt 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
My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. I had some… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I know that if I feel any deprivation or fear [about money], the solution is to give. The solution is to go… — Anne Lamott Borders Copy Share Image
It's funny where we look for salvation, and where we actually find it. — Anne Lamott Funny Copy Share Image
Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. — Anne Lamott Caffeine Copy Share Image
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