Anne Lamott Quotes
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Authors & Writers“I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me pricey lunches or flowers, some annual display of gratitude that you have to grit your teeth and endure.”
Anne LamottQuotes
Authors & Writers“And I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again.”
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Authors & Writers“Oh, but my stomach, she is like a waterbed covered in flannel. When I lie on my side in bed, my stomach lies politely beside me, like a puppy.”
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Authors & Writers“ Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. ”
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Authors & Writers“ Your unconscious can't work when you are breathing down its neck. ”
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Authors & Writers“ I'm probably just as good a mother as the next repressed, obsessive-compulsive paranoiac. ”
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Authors & Writers“ They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die. ”
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Authors & Writers“ My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; I'm grateful for it the way I'm grateful for the ocean. ”
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Authors & Writers“ I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world. ”
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Authors & Writers“ I think we're all pretty crazy on this bus. I'm not sure I know anyone who's got all the dots on his or her dice. ”
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Authors & Writers“ If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans. ”
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Authors & Writers“ 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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Authors & Writers“ Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation. ”
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Authors & Writers“ I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. ”
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Authors & Writers“ I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted. ”
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Authors & Writers“ Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. ”
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