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Anne Lamott quotes about life

American Author April 10, 1954

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Anne Lamott quote: " the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your..."
... the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. [pp. 65-66] Anne Lamott
When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. Anne Lamott
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life ... Anne Lamott
I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees. Anne Lamott
Presents can make up for some of the disappointments that life doles out, such as it makes almost no sense and is coming to an end more quickly than ever. Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott quote: "We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we..."
We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society. Anne Lamott
I had enough to wrestle, wrangle and settle back into, with this one life of mine. Besides, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that if something was not my problem, I probably did not have the solution. Anne Lamott
She felt as if the mosaic she had been assembling out of life's little shards got dumped to the ground, and there was no way to put it back together. Anne Lamott
Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott quote: "It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but..."
It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable. Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott quote: "Life is not a submarine."
Life is not a submarine. Anne Lamott
So Rita and I decided that the most subversive, revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed. Anne Lamott

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