Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Anne Lamott
American novelist and nonfiction writer
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She is known for work that blends fiction with personal and reflective nonfiction, and for a voice that is direct, candid, and observant. Her writing often draws on everyday life, faith, family, addiction, recovery, and the struggles and small consolations of ordinary experience. She has built a large body of quoted material on the site, reflecting the wide reach of her public voice and the clarity of her style.
More from Anne Lamott (268 quotes) →Keep reading Anne Lamott
- “When I asked Father Tom where we find God in this present darkness, he said that God is in creation, and to g…”Anne Lamott
- “If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door.”Anne Lamott
- “Help" is a prayer that is always answered. It doesn't matter how you pray--with your head bowed in silence, o…”Anne Lamott
- “I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world.”Anne Lamott
Rest: more sayings
- “I hated Chris, my brother. I would pull his hair and kick him, until one day my father gave him permission to…”Stevie Nicks
- “The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human imbecility for the guidance of future professors.”Tristan Tzara
- “It is vain to think that any weariness, however caused, any burden, however slight, may be got rid of otherwi…”George MacDonald
Writing: more sayings
- “My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part in it. Th…”Judd Apatow
- “I could see no position to say, 'I'm going to make a living as a writer.' But I went to classes for it; I rea…”James L. Brooks
- “Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.”Octavia E. Butler