A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light – in other words, through life – registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith. Anne Lamott Read Quote
I just try to love and serve everyone, and bring everyone water, and lend an ear; that’s what Jesus said to do. Anne Lamott Read Quote
I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud, and that the jig is up. Surely someone will rise up from the audience and say out loud that not only am I not funny and helpful, but I’m annoying, and a phony. Anne Lamott Read Quote
Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother. Anne Lamott Read Quote
I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under. Anne Lamott Read Quote
Most marriages are a mess, and the children get caught between two bitter, antagonistic parents. My parents stayed married for 27 unhappy years, till their kids were grown, and this was a catastrophe for us. Anne Lamott Read Quote
I do not have deep theological understanding or opinion, but I do not read the Bible as the literal word of God. Anne Lamott Read Quote
Left to my own devices, my first inclination is to mess in other people’s lives. I secretly believe my whole family, and really the whole world, is my responsibility. Anne Lamott Read Quote
I was raised in a family where none of us ever raised a voice, so there was no room to express feelings of rage or even unabashed joy – a little bashed joy, here or there, or being mildly disgruntled. Anne Lamott Read Quote
