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
Anne Lamott quotes about
ghouls scary-books dance-floor
When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you.
ocean heart thinking
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.
want-something design special
I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain.
opposites doubt doubt-and-certainty
The opposite of faith is not doubt, it’s certainty.
breaths delicious
Nothing can be delicious when you are holding your breath.
confusing body disappointing
This business of having been issued a body is deeply confusing... Bodies are so messy and disappointing.
cooperation
We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.
revelations given materials
Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business.
what-if world fifty
What if we gave fifty percent of our discretionary budget to the world’s poor and then counted on the moral power of that action to protect us?
parenting expectations resentment
Expectations are resentments under construction.
touching trying looks
There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone is trying to look his or her best, but you can see what a mess they all really are.
caring messages passionate
So a moral position is not a message. A moral position is a passionate caring inside you.
dangerous-world views way
I don't have any romantic views of parenting. Every step of the way it's really hard. It's a dangerous world, physically and psychologically.
states altered-states altered
For me, being a writer is not an altered state. It's very ponderous, and very - it's like being a shoemaker.