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
unconditional-love reality love-is
... everyone has come to understand that unconditional love is a reality, but with as shelf life of about eight to ten seconds. [p. 110]
buddhist love-you grieving
[S]he believed that the Buddhists were right–that if you want, you will suffer; if you love, you will grieve. (68)
revolutionary ashamed shows
So Rita and I decided that the most subversive, revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed.
stories happened
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories.
together littles way
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.
praying turns buckles
And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen.
lying should-have ideas
What if we never 'get over' certain deaths, or our childhoods? What if the idea that we should have by now, or will, is a great palace lie? What if we're not supposed to? What if it takes a life time...?
past three-things three
...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.
laughter robins holiness
You know how I always say that laughter is carbonated holiness? Well, Robin was the ultimate proof of that, and bubbles are spirit made visible.
becoming conscious
Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious.
memories writing worry
I don't know where to start," one [writing student] will wail. Start with your childhood, I tell them. Plug your nose and jump in, and write down all your memories as truthfully as you can. Flannery O' Connor said that anyone who has survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of his or her life. Maybe your childhood was grim and horrible, but grim and horrible is Okay if it is well done. Don't worry about doing it well yet, though. Just get it down.
perfection shallow unreal
Perfection is shallow, unreal, and fatally uninteresting.
prayer thinking light
The difference between you and God is that God doesn't think He's you.
wind people world
The world is always going to be dangerous, and people get badly banged up, but how can there be more meaning than helping one another stand up in a wind and stay warm?