I don’t know much, but I understand how entirely doomed I am without God.
ANNE LAMOTTPrayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
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Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.
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We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be.
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Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the world. When people respond by saying, “Well, isn’t she full of herself,” smile obliquely, like Mona Lisa, and make both of you a nice cup of tea.
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I can tell you that what you’re looking for is already inside you.
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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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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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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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I spent my whole life helping my mother carry around her psychic trunks like a bitter bellhop. So a great load was lifted when she died, and my life was much easier.
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Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
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I’m human, you’re human, let me greet your humanness. Let’s be people together for a while.
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I’m not going to change the way people think about me, but I can say you know what? I’m not going to carry that in my backpack.
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Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.
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You can either practice being right or practice being kind.
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Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don’t be an asshole.
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