Anne Lamott Quotes


Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. Anne Lamott Revenge 111
Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you. Anne Lamott beauty 92
Human lives are hard even those of health and privilege and dont make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. Anne Lamott Meaning 90
For too long and despite what people told me I had fallen for what the culture said about beauty youth features heights weights hair textures upper arms. Anne Lamott Body image 88
Jesus is busy with his own stuff and is not going to get involved in your little tugofwar. Plus dont forget he has his own mother to deal with. Shes all he can handle as far as mothers go. Anne Lamott Family 86
Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy that you are trying to paper train. You dont dropkick a puppy into the neighbors yard every time it piddles on the floor. You just keep bringing it back to the newspaper. Anne Lamott Patience 83
You can safely assume youve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. Anne Lamott Christianity 83
Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you. Anne Lamott best 82
A good marriage is where both people feel like theyre getting the better end of the deal. Anne Lamott Marriage 82
I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kind of things. Also that delicate silver bells would ring to announce graces arrival. But no its clog and slog and scootch on the floor in the silence in the dark. Anne Lamott Grace 82
I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted. Anne Lamott Uncategorized 78
peace is joy at rest and joy is peace on its feet Anne Lamott Peace 75
Laughter is carbonated holiness. Anne Lamott Laughter 73
I woke up full of hate and fear the day before the most recent peace march in San Francisco. This was disappointing: I'd hoped to wake up feeling somewhere between Virginia Woolf and Wavy Gravy. Anne Lamott Peace 72
Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you. Anne Lamott Beauty 71
No one can appropriate God, goodness, the Bible or Jesus. It just seems that way. Anne Lamott Uncategorized 69
I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service. Anne Lamott Car 68
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up. Anne Lamott Work 66
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor. Anne Lamott Oppressor 64
The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity and love and ways. I hate that, but it's the truth. Anne Lamott Faith 63
Presents can make up for some of the disappointments that life doles out, such as it makes almost no sense and is coming to an end more quickly than ever. Anne Lamott Uncategorized 61
She believed that the Buddhists were rightthat if you want you will suffer if you love you will grieve. 68 Anne Lamott Grief 61
Her purse was a weight ballast it tethered her to the earth as her mind floated away. Anne Lamott Parents 58
You dont always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too. Anne Lamott Kindness 56
The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you're only as well as you are. Anne Lamott Birthday 55
Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you. Anne Lamott Friend 54
I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons – to learn – but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons – to become a writer. Anne Lamott College 54
If you are mesmerized by televised stupidity and dont get to hear or read stories about your world you can be fooled into thinking that the world isnt miraculousand it is. Anne Lamott Television 51
Here are the two best prayers I know Help me help me help me and Thank you thank you thank you. Anne Lamott Help 48
Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people. Anne Lamott change 46
Ive given guys blow jobs just because Ive run out of things to talk about. Oh Rae. Who hasnt Anne Lamott Conversation 46
Jesus is saying that we could be aware of filled with and saved by the presence of holy beauty rather than worship golden calves. Anne Lamott Jesus 46
I hate the summer. Anne Lamott Uncategorized 45
Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant coming from everyones very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment only that the music was breath and food. Anne Lamott Church 44
The road to enlightenment is long and difficult and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines. Anne Lamott Enlightenment 44
The depth of the feeling continued to surprise and threaten me but each time it hit again and I bore it...I would discover that it hadnt washed me away. Anne Lamott Grief 43
There was going to be a spot for me in this joint the earth after all. It was never going to be a great match for someone as bright and strange as me but books were going to make it survivable. Anne Lamott Meaning 42
I dont remember who said this but there really are places in the heart you dont even know exist until you love a child. Anne Lamott Parenting 42
One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single day a kid needs a break. Anne Lamott Writing craft 42
We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society. Anne Lamott Society 41
It is a violation of trust to use your kids as caulking for the cracks in you. Anne Lamott Parenting 40
Lies cannot nourish or protect you. Only freedom from fear freedom from lies can make us beautiful and keep us safe. Anne Lamott Beautiful 39
Why couldnt Jesus command us to obsess over everything to try to control and manipulate people to try not to breathe at all or to pay attention stomp away to brood when people annoy us and then eat a big bag of Hersheys Kisses in bed Anne Lamott Jesus 39
I accidentally forgot to graduate from college. Anne Lamott Uncategorized 39
My gratitude for good writing is unbounded Im grateful for it the way Im grateful for the ocean. Anne Lamott Gratitude 38
Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God but they dont get to meet some of the people who love God back. Anne Lamott Teenagers 38
He is a writer. He makes the rest of them nervous. Anne Lamott Writers 38
I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it. Anne Lamott Uncategorized 38
In fact not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die. Anne Lamott Forgiveness 38
Nothing can be delicious when you are holding your breath. Anne Lamott Spirituality 37

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