“Some people seem to understand this – that life and change take time – but I am not one of those people.”
— Anne Lamott
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Your experiences will be yours alone. But
“Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.”
— Anne Lamott
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The reason I never give up hope
“The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless.”
— Anne Lamott
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I like the desert for short periods
“I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service.”
— Anne Lamott
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My coming to faith did not start
“My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.”
— Anne Lamott
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When hope is not pinned wriggling onto
“When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.”
— Anne Lamott
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I got a lot of things that
“I got a lot of things that society had promised would make me whole and fulfilled – all the things that the culture tells you from preschool on will quiet the throbbing anxiety inside you – stature, the respect of colleagues, maybe even a kind of low-grade fame.”
— Anne Lamott
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A whole lot of us believers, of
“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
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Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.
“Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.”
— Anne Lamott
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Your experiences will be yours alone. But
“Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.”
— Anne Lamott
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Your experiences will be yours alone. But
“Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.”
— Anne Lamott
Author: Anne Lamott
Category: friendship
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