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Anne Lamott Quotes

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up Picture Quote #1

I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service Picture Quote #1

I woke up full of hate and fear the day before the most recent peace march in San Francisco. This was disappointing: I'd hoped to wake up feeling somewhere between Virginia Woolf and Wavy Gravy Picture Quote #1

Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people Picture Quote #1

Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter Picture Quote #1

When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens Picture Quote #1

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I’ve written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don’t really have a genre these days Picture Quote #1

Dialogue that is written in dialect is very tiring to read. If you can do it brilliantly, fine. If other writers read your work and rave about your use of dialect, go for it. But be positive that you do it well, because otherwise it is a lot of work to read short stories or novels that are written in dialect. It makes our necks feel funny Picture Quote #1

Writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor, because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard, our need to make sense of our lives, to wake up and grow and belong. It is no wonder if we sometimes tend to take ourselves perhaps a bit too seriously Picture Quote #1

Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence Picture Quote #1

My deepest belief is that to live as if we’re dying can set us free. Dying people teach you to pay attention and to forgive and not to sweat the small things Picture Quote #1

Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared, even the people who seem to have it more or less together. They are much more like you than you would believe. So try not to compare your insides to their outsides Picture Quote #1

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The best thing about being an artist, instead of a madman or someone who writes letters to the editor, is that you get to engage in satisfying work. Even if you never publish a word, you have something important to pour yourself into Picture Quote #1

If you have a problem you can solve by throwing money at it, you don’t have a very interesting problem Picture Quote #1

You simply keep putting down one damn word after the other, as you hear them, as they come to you. You can either set brick as a laborer or as an artist Picture Quote #1

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him Picture Quote #1

The difference between a writer who toughs it out and one who doesn’t is that you push through the parts where you know that you’ve just written seven pages when all you’re looking for is one paragraph Picture Quote #1

My father really taught me that you really develop the habit of writing and you sit down at the same time every day, you don’t wait for inspiration Picture Quote #1

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My main problem is that over and over again, I try to get all my characters to say stuff that I think is so witty or erudite you know, so that everybody will go Picture Quote #1

I think drugs are part of the magical possibilities of youth and I wouldn’t be here if I had continued with it Picture Quote #1

I believe in listening to what calls you from your heart and your spirit and if you do it badly, like learning to dance, you do it badly or you’re going to kick yourself when you grow old and you meant to do it Picture Quote #1

The truth of my experience is that we are all a lot more alike than we are different Picture Quote #1

If I have a huge audience, I’d like a bigger audience; maybe slightly a slightly more illustrious audience Picture Quote #1

My experience as a writer is that you really do write seven and eight pages to find the paragraph you were after all along Picture Quote #1

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Honesty is not necessarily interesting. I don’t want to hear about your dreams or your acid trips, probably unless you make them really interesting Picture Quote #1

I have been somebody who has not written a great deal about the truth of my family’s life 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

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 Picture Quote #1

If you’re lucky you find your way into a spiritual community and you start to find the great teachers of all the ages who said the same thing. There’s only love, you’re made of love Picture Quote #1

In fact, there’s really only one thing that everything’s made of; it’s energy Picture Quote #1

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Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up (Anne Lamott Quotes) I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service (Anne Lamott Quotes) I woke up full of hate and fear the day before the most recent peace march in San Francisco. This was disappointing: I'd hoped to wake up feeling somewhere between Virginia Woolf and Wavy Gravy (Anne Lamott Quotes) Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people (Anne Lamott Quotes) Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter (Anne Lamott Quotes) When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens (Anne Lamott Quotes) I’ve written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don’t really have a genre these days (Anne Lamott Quotes) Dialogue that is written in dialect is very tiring to read. If you can do it brilliantly, fine. If other writers read your work and rave about your use of dialect, go for it. But be positive that you do it well, because otherwise it is a lot of work to read short stories or novels that are written in dialect. It makes our necks feel funny (Anne Lamott Quotes) Writing can be a pretty desperate endeavor, because it is about some of our deepest needs: our need to be visible, to be heard, our need to make sense of our lives, to wake up and grow and belong. It is no wonder if we sometimes tend to take ourselves perhaps a bit too seriously (Anne Lamott Quotes) Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence (Anne Lamott Quotes) My deepest belief is that to live as if we’re dying can set us free. Dying people teach you to pay attention and to forgive and not to sweat the small things (Anne Lamott Quotes) Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared, even the people who seem to have it more or less together. They are much more like you than you would believe. So try not to compare your insides to their outsides (Anne Lamott Quotes) The best thing about being an artist, instead of a madman or someone who writes letters to the editor, is that you get to engage in satisfying work. Even if you never publish a word, you have something important to pour yourself into (Anne Lamott Quotes) If you have a problem you can solve by throwing money at it, you don’t have a very interesting problem (Anne Lamott Quotes) You simply keep putting down one damn word after the other, as you hear them, as they come to you. You can either set brick as a laborer or as an artist (Anne Lamott Quotes) My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him (Anne Lamott Quotes) The difference between a writer who toughs it out and one who doesn’t is that you push through the parts where you know that you’ve just written seven pages when all you’re looking for is one paragraph (Anne Lamott Quotes) My father really taught me that you really develop the habit of writing and you sit down at the same time every day, you don’t wait for inspiration (Anne Lamott Quotes) My main problem is that over and over again, I try to get all my characters to say stuff that I think is so witty or erudite you know, so that everybody will go (Anne Lamott Quotes) I think drugs are part of the magical possibilities of youth and I wouldn’t be here if I had continued with it (Anne Lamott Quotes) I believe in listening to what calls you from your heart and your spirit and if you do it badly, like learning to dance, you do it badly or you’re going to kick yourself when you grow old and you meant to do it (Anne Lamott Quotes) The truth of my experience is that we are all a lot more alike than we are different (Anne Lamott Quotes) If I have a huge audience, I’d like a bigger audience; maybe slightly a slightly more illustrious audience (Anne Lamott Quotes) My experience as a writer is that you really do write seven and eight pages to find the paragraph you were after all along (Anne Lamott Quotes) Honesty is not necessarily interesting. I don’t want to hear about your dreams or your acid trips, probably unless you make them really interesting (Anne Lamott Quotes) I have been somebody who has not written a great deal about the truth of my family’s life (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) 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 (Anne Lamott Quotes) If you’re lucky you find your way into a spiritual community and you start to find the great teachers of all the ages who said the same thing. There’s only love, you’re made of love (Anne Lamott Quotes) In fact, there’s really only one thing that everything’s made of; it’s energy (Anne Lamott Quotes)

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