Anne Lamott quotes - page 2

So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human? I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure. (Anne Lamott)
I'm here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped. View quote
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I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kind of things. Also, that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's clog and slog and scootch, on the floor, in the silence, in the dark. View quote
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Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who love God back. View quote
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Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don't be an asshole. View quote
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Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food. View quote
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If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door. View quote
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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. View quote
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Everybody thinks their opinion is the right one. If they didn't, they would get a new one. View quote
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You want to protect your child from pain, and what you get instead is life, and grace; and though theologians insist that grace is freely given, the truth is that sometimes you pay for it through the nose. And you can't pay your child's way. View quote
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This is what separates artists from ordinary people: the belief, deep in our hearts, that if we build our castles well enough, somehow the ocean won't wash them away. I think this is a wonderful kind of person to be. (Anne Lamott)
It is hard to remember that you are a cherished spiritual being when you're burping up apple fritters and Cheetos. View quote
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If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through, you must. Otherwise, you'll just be rearranging furniture in rooms you've already been in. View quote
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A nun I know once told me she kept begging God to take her character defects away from her. After years of this prayer, God finally got back to her: I'm not going to take anything away from you, you have to give it to Me. View quote
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Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to try to control and manipulate people, to try not to breathe at all, or to pay attention, stomp away to brood when people annoy us, and then eat a big bag of Hershey's Kisses in bed? View quote
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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. View quote
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It feels like I'm babysitting in the Twilight Zone. I keep waiting for the parents to show up because we are out of chips and diet cokes. View quote
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I cry intermittently, like a summer rain. I don't feel racked by the crying; in fact, it hydrates me. Then rage wells up in me, and I want to take a crowbar to all the cars in the neighborhood. View quote
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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. View quote
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Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. View quote
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Expectations are resentments under construction. (Anne Lamott)
You can either practice being right or practice being kind. View quote
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Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past. View quote
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Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity. View quote
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What's the difference between you and God? God never thinks he's you. View quote
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