We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
ANNE LAMOTTI don’t know much, but I understand how entirely doomed I am without God.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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You can either practice being right or practice being kind.
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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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No is a complete sentence.
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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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Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious.
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Getting into a new relationship is like pouring Miracle-Gro on your character defects.
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Laughter is a bubbly, effervescent form of holiness.
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I was reminded of the Four Immutable Laws of the Spirit: Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is the right time. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have happened. And when it’s over, it’s over.
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I didn’t need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees.
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Or you might shout at the top of your lungs or whisper into your sleeve, “I hate you, God.” That is a prayer too, because it is real, it is truth, and maybe it is the first sincere thought you’ve had in months.
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To love yourself as you are is a miracle, and to seek yourself is to have found yourself for now. And now is all we have, and love is who we are.
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Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur.
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So a moral position is not a message. A moral position is a passionate caring inside you.
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Hope begins in the dark.
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A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn’t protect itself and it doesn’t hide. It stands out, like a baby’s fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through.
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