Hope begins in the dark.
ANNE LAMOTTRule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don’t be an asshole.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to.
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When faced with a crisis, do three things: breathe, pray and be kind.
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You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
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Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
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Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious.
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A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.
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Sometimes I think that Jesus watches my neurotic struggles, and shakes his head and grips his forehead and starts tossing back mojitos.
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Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur.
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If we stay where we are, where we’re stuck, where we’re comfortable and safe, we die there… When nothing new can get in, that’s death.
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The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.
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Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.
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Here are the two best prayers I know: ‘Help me, help me, help me’ and ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.
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Love is so much bigger than our ignorance.
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The reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day.
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