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Anne Lamott Quotes

The reason ‘help’ is such a great prayer is that God is the gift of desperation. When you’re in despair, you’re teachable Picture Quote #1

Prayer is talking to something or anything with which we seek union, even if we are bitter or insane or broken. (In fact, these are probably the best possible conditions under which to pray.) Prayer is taking a chance that against all odds and past history, we are loved and chosen, and do not have to get it together before we show up Picture Quote #1

Frederick Buechner is one of my favorite writers. The Eyes of the Heart is beautiful and wise, full of insight, charm, and tenderness Picture Quote #1

I didn’t write about my mother much in the third year after she died. I was still trying to get my argument straight: When her friends or our relatives wondered why I was still so hard on her, I could really lay out the case for what it had been like to be raised by someone who had loathed herself, her husband, even her own name Picture Quote #1

I spend most of my time alone, because I so value and thrive in the quiet. Heaven Picture Quote #1

When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that’s always in progress Picture Quote #1

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Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don’t have to dress up, for instance, and you can’t hear them boo you right away Picture Quote #1

The problem with God - or at any rate, one of the top five most annoying things about God - is that he or she rarely answers right away Picture Quote #1

The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you’re only as well as you are Picture Quote #1

We’re often ashamed of asking for so much help because it seems selfish or petty or narcissistic, but I think, if there’s a God - and I believe there is - that God is there to help. That’s what God’s job is Picture Quote #1

I don’t write about the intimate details of my cousins and aunts and uncles, and my mother and my father because it’s not right to, for me Picture Quote #1

She felt as if the mosaic she had been assembling out of life’s little shards got dumped to the ground, and there was no way to put it back together Picture Quote #1

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I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life’s work, and try to get hold of a giant panda Picture Quote #1

He lost the great big outward thing, the good- looking package, and the real parts endured. They shine through like crazy, the brillian mind and humor, the depth of generosity, the intense blue yes, those beautiful hands Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Mother’s Day celebrates a huge lie about the value of women: that mothers are superior beings, that they have done more with their lives and chosen a more difficult path Picture Quote #1

Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Don’t worry about appearing sentimental. Worry about being unavailable; worry about being absent or fraudulent Picture Quote #1

The Giants are usually described as rag tag, kind of a great garage sale team, and the Democrats are described as the Mommies to the Republican Daddies; and everyone hates the mommies, but wait, wait - I didn’t intend to get into the pathos and thrill of being a Democratic Giants fan Picture Quote #1

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I believe that discipline and self-love are the total secrets to freedom Picture Quote #1

I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons - to become a writer Picture Quote #1

Good therapy helps. Good friends help. Pretending that we are doing better than we are doesn’t. Shame doesn’t. Being heard does Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The earth is rocky and full of roots; it’s clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you’ll never see it again - it’s death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil Picture Quote #1

E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five minutes later Picture Quote #1

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I’m very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don’t want to read mine, there are others Picture Quote #1

It’s so awful, attacking your child. It’s the worse thing I know, to shout loudly at this 50 lb. being with his huge trusting brown eyes. It’s like bitch-slapping E.T Picture Quote #1

I used to love to untangle chains when I was a child. I had thin, busy fingers, and I never gave up. Perhaps there was a psychiatric component to my concentration but like much of my psychic damage, this worked to everyone’s advantage Picture Quote #1

One line of dialogue that rings true reveals character in a way that pages of description can’t Picture Quote #1

Hope is not about proving anything. It’s about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak shit anyone can throw at us Picture Quote #1

I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I’ve seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties Picture Quote #1

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The reason ‘help’ is such a great prayer is that God is the gift of desperation. When you’re in despair, you’re teachable (Anne Lamott Quotes) Prayer is talking to something or anything with which we seek union, even if we are bitter or insane or broken. (In fact, these are probably the best possible conditions under which to pray.) Prayer is taking a chance that against all odds and past history, we are loved and chosen, and do not have to get it together before we show up (Anne Lamott Quotes) Frederick Buechner is one of my favorite writers. The Eyes of the Heart is beautiful and wise, full of insight, charm, and tenderness (Anne Lamott Quotes) I didn’t write about my mother much in the third year after she died. I was still trying to get my argument straight: When her friends or our relatives wondered why I was still so hard on her, I could really lay out the case for what it had been like to be raised by someone who had loathed herself, her husband, even her own name. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I spend most of my time alone, because I so value and thrive in the quiet. Heaven. (Anne Lamott Quotes) When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that’s always in progress. (Anne Lamott Quotes) Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don’t have to dress up, for instance, and you can’t hear them boo you right away. (Anne Lamott Quotes) The problem with God - or at any rate, one of the top five most annoying things about God - is that he or she rarely answers right away. (Anne Lamott Quotes) The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you’re only as well as you are. (Anne Lamott Quotes) We’re often ashamed of asking for so much help because it seems selfish or petty or narcissistic, but I think, if there’s a God - and I believe there is - that God is there to help. That’s what God’s job is. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I don’t write about the intimate details of my cousins and aunts and uncles, and my mother and my father because it’s not right to, for me. (Anne Lamott Quotes) She felt as if the mosaic she had been assembling out of life’s little shards got dumped to the ground, and there was no way to put it back together. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life’s work, and try to get hold of a giant panda. (Anne Lamott Quotes) He lost the great big outward thing, the good- looking package, and the real parts endured. They shine through like crazy, the brillian mind and humor, the depth of generosity, the intense blue yes, those beautiful hands. (Anne Lamott Quotes) 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. (Anne Lamott Quotes) Mother’s Day celebrates a huge lie about the value of women: that mothers are superior beings, that they have done more with their lives and chosen a more difficult path. (Anne Lamott Quotes) Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Don’t worry about appearing sentimental. Worry about being unavailable; worry about being absent or fraudulent. (Anne Lamott Quotes) The Giants are usually described as rag tag, kind of a great garage sale team, and the Democrats are described as the Mommies to the Republican Daddies; and everyone hates the mommies, but wait, wait - I didn’t intend to get into the pathos and thrill of being a Democratic Giants fan. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I believe that discipline and self-love are the total secrets to freedom (Anne Lamott Quotes) I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons - to become a writer. (Anne Lamott Quotes) Good therapy helps. Good friends help. Pretending that we are doing better than we are doesn’t. Shame doesn’t. Being heard does. (Anne Lamott Quotes) 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. (Anne Lamott Quotes) The earth is rocky and full of roots; it’s clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you’ll never see it again - it’s death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil. (Anne Lamott Quotes) E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five minutes later. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I’m very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don’t want to read mine, there are others. (Anne Lamott Quotes) It’s so awful, attacking your child. It’s the worse thing I know, to shout loudly at this 50 lb. being with his huge trusting brown eyes. It’s like bitch-slapping E.T. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I used to love to untangle chains when I was a child. I had thin, busy fingers, and I never gave up. Perhaps there was a psychiatric component to my concentration but like much of my psychic damage, this worked to everyone’s advantage. (Anne Lamott Quotes) One line of dialogue that rings true reveals character in a way that pages of description can’t. (Anne Lamott Quotes) Hope is not about proving anything. It’s about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak shit anyone can throw at us. (Anne Lamott Quotes) I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I’ve seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties. (Anne Lamott Quotes)

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