Anne Lamott Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“I think Jesus is divine love manifest on Earth, as it comes through the community of Christians.”

“I'm much calmer as I get older, but I'm still just as capable of getting that strung-out stressed-out feeling of mental and spiritual unwellness.”

“I've known for years that resentments don't hurt the person we resent, but they do hurt us.”

“I just try to love and serve everyone, and bring everyone water, and lend an ear; that's what Jesus said to do.”

“Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother.”

“For me, Jesus is my cleft in the rock. He is my safest friend, my safe totally loving accepting big brother.”

“I like to read away as much of the afternoon as possible, until real life rears its ugly head.”

“My mother was a not-too-devoted atheist. She went to Episcopal church on Christmas Eve every year, and that was mostly it.”

“The whistle is always waiting to be blown, and in some ways, it gets me to do better work.”

“When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.”