Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott
Anne Lamottis an American novelist and non-fiction writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth10 April 1954
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
recovery circus towns
You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town
buddhist believe men
It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And she said gently-that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born-and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible.
fighting self promise
I’ve heard it said that every day you need half an hour of quiet time for yourself, or your Self, unless you’re incredibly busy and stressed, in which case you need an hour. I promise you, it is there. Fight tooth and nail to find time, to make it. It is our true wealth, this moment, this hour, this day.
faith light return
Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.
laughter humor grace
Laughter is carbonated holiness.
nuts tribes reason
... the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. [pp. 65-66]
running fun writing
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.
love marriage people
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
running writing filling-up
You don't want to spend your time around people who make you hold your breath. You can't fill up when you're holding your breath. And writing is about filling up, filling up when you are empty, letting images and ideas and smells run down like water - just as writing is also about dealing with the emptiness.
snacks long enlightenment
The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.
jesus struggle thinking
Sometimes I think that Jesus watches my neurotic struggles, and shakes his head and grips his forehead and starts tossing back mojitos.
baby lonely dirty
All I ever wanted since I arrived here on Earth were the things that turned out to be within reach. The same things I needed as a baby - to go from cold to warm, lonely to held, the vessel to the giver, empty to full. You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care, even when you're dirty and rattled. Who knew?
prayer car church
Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors.
running commitment acceptance
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.