Anne Lamott Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“My mother's eyes were large and brown, like my son's, but unlike Sam's, they were always frantic, like a hummingbird who can't quite find the flower but keeps jabbing around.”

“Mother's Day celebrates a huge lie about the value of women: that mothers are superior beings, that they have done more with their lives and chosen a more difficult path.”

“It's a great time to be alive.”

“I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain.”

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

“Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.”

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

“I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world.”

“These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.”

“Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don't have to dress up, for instance, and you can't hear them boo you right away.”