Anne Lamott Short Quotes

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My heart was broken and my head was just barely inhabitable.

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I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.

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But it was the singing that pulled me in and split me wide open.

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Butterflies and birds are like one perfect teaspoon of creation.

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Your unconscious can't work when you are breathing down its neck.

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I can tell you that what you're looking for is already inside you.

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The three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.

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Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.

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Living on Earth has always been a dangerous way to spend your time.

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You should not bring more items and hurdles to the obstacle course.

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It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life.

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Having a child ends any feelings of complacency one might ever have.

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If the present is really all we have, then the present lasts forever.

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Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.

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Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.

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Sometimes grace works like water wings when you feel you are sinking.

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You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town.

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Trying to reason with an addict was like trying to blow out a lightbulb.

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I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted.

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Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done it.

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Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in.

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I think this is how we are supposed to be in the world-present and in awe.

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But easy's like, who cares? Easy's like, how much is easy going to get you?

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We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.

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If you want to know how God feels about money, look at whom she gives it to.

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