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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) →Other sayings from Anne Lamott
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- “I didn't write about my mother much in the third year after she died. I was still trying to get my argument s…”Anne Lamott
- “A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.”Anne Lamott
Writing: more sayings
- “Contemporary writers annoyed him, he found their worlds insular, their style too self-conscious and ironic. T…”Christos Tsiolkas
- “I go back to things all the time. It's really nice, too, like when I'm going through some kind of a writer's…”Sharon Van Etten
- “In order for a narrative to work, the primary character should have a concrete desire - a need that drives he…”Darin Strauss
Explore Time
- “What at one time one refuses to see never vanishes but returns, again and again, in many forms.”Susan Griffin
- “Sometimes things will not go as planned, but don't lose hope. Stay focused on whatever you are trying to acco…”Amaka Imani Nkosazana
- “History takes time. History makes memory.”Gertrude Stein