Needless to say, there was no one around remotely fitting the description of a normal person: I was at a writing conference. Anne Lamott More Quotes by Anne Lamott More Quotes From Anne Lamott When we did art with the kids, the demons would lie down. Anne Lamott kidslyingart Think of a fine painter attempting to capture an inner vision, beginning with one corner of the canvas, painting what she thinks should be there, not quite pulling it off, covering it over with white paint, and trying again, each time finding out what her painting isn't, until she finally finds out what it is. And when you finally do find out what one corner of your vision is; you're off and running. Anne Lamott whiterunningthinking Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed. Anne Lamott uglyjealousyweakness 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 san-franciscovirginiahate Looking back on the God my friend believed in, he seems a little erratic, not entirely unlike her father - God as borderline personality. Anne Lamott personalitygodfather if you want to know how God feels about money, look at whom she gives it to. Anne Lamott moneygodgiving If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door. Anne Lamott wifehousedoors Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate. Anne Lamott roommatebabyworld I realized I was going to get through this disappointing service, and anyway, you have to be somewhere: better here, where I have heard truth spoken so often, than, say, at the DMV, or home alone, orbiting my own mind. And it's good to be out where others can see you, so you can't be your ghastly spoiled self. It forces you to act slightly more elegantly, and this improves your thoughts, and thereby the world. Anne Lamott selfmindhome only grieving can heal grief; the passage of time will lessen the acuteness, but time alone, without the direct experience of grief, will not heal it. Anne Lamott alone-timegriefgrieving Write as if your parents are dead. Anne Lamott parentifswriting One line of dialogue that rings true reveals character in a way that pages of description can't. Anne Lamott linespagescharacter The truth is that progress is usually small and sneaky. Anne Lamott sneakytruth-isprogress I could become like that dyslexic agnostic in the old joke - the one who lies in bed and tries to figure out if his dog exists. Anne Lamott goddoglying Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to try to control and manipulate people, to try not to breathe at all, or to pay attention, stomp away to brood when people annoy us, and then eat a big bag of Hershey's Kisses in bed? Anne Lamott kissingpeoplejesus Laughter is the key that grace has arrived. Anne Lamott laughterkeysgrace The evidence is in, and you are the verdict. Anne Lamott verdictevidence I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and save the world. You sent money to the Red Cross, you registered people to vote, you marched in rallies, stood in vigils, picked up litter. Anne Lamott parentbelievepeople If you are writing the clearest, truest words you can find and doing the best you can to understand and communicate, this will shine on paper like its own little lighthouse. Lighthouses dont go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. Anne Lamott shine-onwritingrunning The solution is always spiritual, and it almost never has anything to do with the problem ... laughter is carbonated holiness. Anne Lamott holinesslaughterspiritual
