Quotes by Anne Lamott

• Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don't have to dress up, for instance, and you can't hear them boo you right away.
• When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.
• We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.
• I've written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don't really have a genre these days.
• Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.
• 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.
• Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.
• Embrace the messiness of life, for in its chaos lies the beauty of infinite possibilities.
• Joy is the best makeup any woman can wear.
• Don't be afraid to be a fruit loop in a world of cheerios.
• A well-balanced diet means a cupcake in each hand.
• Success is like being pregnant; everyone says congratulations, but nobody can feel the pain you went through to get there.
• Embrace the glorious mess that you are; it means you're still getting started on this beautiful journey.
• Success isn't just a destination; it's the elaborate wrapping around our never-ending cookie!
• Success is like a coffee; it tends to be strong, but reality often steams it to perfection.