If you asked me, parents were supposed to affect the life of their child in such a way that the child grows up to be responsible, able to participate in life and in community. Anne Lamott affectaskchild Change image and share on social
Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit. Anne Lamott afterwardlistenmother Change image and share on social
I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world. Anne Lamott moralobligationparent Change image and share on social
I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain. Anne Lamott beautifullyplainspecial Change image and share on social
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 comedisappointmentdole Change image and share on social
There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time. Anne Lamott comebacklosesweet Change image and share on social
I didn't write about my mother much in the third year after she died. I was still trying to get my argument straight: When her friends or our relatives wondered why I was still so hard on her, I could really lay out the case for what it had been like to be raised by someone who had loathed herself, her husband, even her own name. Anne Lamott argumentcasedie share on social
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamott findgraceleave Change image and share on social
I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I've seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties. Anne Lamott closehavemarriage Change image and share on social
I woke up full of hate and fear the day before the most recent peace march in San Francisco. This was disappointing: I'd hoped to wake up feeling somewhere between Virginia Woolf and Wavy Gravy. Anne Lamott daydisappointfear Change image and share on social