Anne Lamott

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

#writers #writing-process #life

...I learned that God was an equal opportunity employer—that it was possible to experience the divine anywhere you were, anywhere you could see the sun and moon rise or set, or burn through the fog. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#god #equality

God can't clean the house of you when you're still in it. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#grace #faith

But you don't always get what you want;,you get what you get ↗

— Anne Lamott

#desire #get #life #want #wish

I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see. Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#anger

My theory is that, as with our children, as with every surface of that geodesic dome inside the 8-Ball, every age we've ever been is who we are. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#age

...peace is joy at rest, and joy is peace on its feet... ↗

— Anne Lamott

#inspirational

[Jesus is] saying that we could be aware of, filled with, and saved by the presence of holy beauty, rather than worship golden calves. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#golden-calves #holy-beauty #jesus #worship #beauty

...It really IS easier to experience spiritual connection when your life is in the process of coming apart. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#spirituality #experience

She slept deeply, but as usual, she did not dream. It had been months; none of them was dreaming anymore. [p. 227] ↗

— Anne Lamott

#dreams