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Anne Lamott quotes about writing

American Author April 10, 1954

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Anne Lamott quote: "Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts...."
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Anne Lamott
The society to which we belong seems to be dying or is already dead. I don't mean to sound dramatic, but clearly the dark side is rising. Things could not have been more odd and frightening in the Middle Ages. But the tradition of artists will continue no matter what form the society takes. And this is another reason to write: people need us, to mirror for them and for each other without distortion-not to look around and say, 'Look at yourselves, you idiots!,' but to say, 'This is who we... Anne Lamott
Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens in terms of fame and fortune, dedication to writing is a marching-step forward from where you were before, when you didn’t care about reaching out to the world, when you weren’t hoping to contribute, when you were just standing there doing some job into which you had fallen. Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott quote: "But you can't teach writing, people tell me. And I say, 'Who..."
But you can't teach writing, people tell me. And I say, 'Who the hell are you, God's dean of admissions? Anne Lamott
Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly. Anne Lamott
I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they hungered and thirsted for would exist. Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott quote: "Write as if your parents are dead."
Write as if your parents are dead. Anne Lamott
Writing can give you what having a baby can give you: it can get you to start paying attention, can help you to soften, can wake you up. Anne Lamott
Over and over I feel as if my characters know who they are, and what happens to them, and where they have been and where they will go, and what they are capable of doing, but they need me to write it down for them because their handwriting is so bad. Anne Lamott
We write to expose the unexposed. If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through, you must. The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just into any words, but if we can, into rhythm and blues. Anne Lamott
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better. Anne Lamott
We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little. Anne Lamott
... writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason they write so very little. Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott quote: "Writing like this is a little like milking a cow: the milk is..."
Writing like this is a little like milking a cow: the milk is so rich and delicious, and the cow is so glad you did it. Anne Lamott
For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to writereally, really shitty first drafts. Anne Lamott

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