Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious.
ANNE LAMOTTAnd as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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Expectations are resentments under construction.
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No is a complete sentence.
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I am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present.
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You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.
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We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
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Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.
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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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Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity.
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When God is going to do something wonderful, He or She always starts with a hardship; when God is going to do something amazing, He or She starts with an impossibility.
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Joy is the best makeup.
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Hope begins in the dark.
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Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.
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You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren’t. You take the action, and the insight follows: You don’t think your way into becoming yourself.
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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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This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period.
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