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.
ANNE LAMOTTI do not know much about God and prayer, but I have come to believe over the last twenty-five years, that there’s something to be said about keeping prayer simple. Help, Thanks, Wow.
More Anne Lamott Quotes
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How do you begin? The answer is simple: you decide to.
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Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.
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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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And she is going to dance, dance hungry, dance full, dance each cold astonishing moment, now when she is young and again when she is old.
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You can either practice being right or practice being kind.
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And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.
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What’s the difference between you and God? God never thinks he’s you.
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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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Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts: When people listen to you cry and lament, and look at you with love, it’s like they are holding the baby of you.
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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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Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.
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No is a complete sentence.
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Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious.
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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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Love falls to earth, rises from the ground, pools around the afflicted. Love pulls people back to their feet. Bodies and souls are fed. Bones and lives heal. New blades of grass grow from charred soil. The sun rises.
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