When what we see catches us off guard, and when we write it as realistically and openly as possible, it offers hope. You look around and say, Wow, there's that same mockingbird; there's that woman in the red hat again. The woman in the red hat is about hope because she's in it up to her neck, too, yet every day she puts on that crazy red hat and walks to town.


Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (ed. Anchor, 2007) - ISBN: 9780307424983

Anne Lamott Quotes

When what we see catches us off guard, and when we write it as realistically and openly as possible, it offers hope. You look around and say, Wow,...

When what we see catches us off guard, and when we write it as realistically and openly as possible, it offers hope. You look around and say, Wow,...

When what we see catches us off guard, and when we write it as realistically and openly as possible, it offers hope. You look around and say, Wow,...

When what we see catches us off guard, and when we write it as realistically and openly as possible, it offers hope. You look around and say, Wow,...