Anne Lamott Quotes

Joy is the best makeup.
— Anne Lamott
Famous Quotes
I try to write the books I would love to come upon, that are honest, concerned with real lives, human hearts, spiritual transformation, families, secrets, wonder, craziness—and that can make me laugh. When I am reading a book like this, I feel rich and profoundly relieved to be in the presence of someone who will share the truth with me, and throw the lights on a little, and I try to write these kinds of books. Books, for me, are medicine.
— Anne Lamott
Literature
Laughter is carbonated holiness.
— Anne Lamott
Happiness
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
— Anne Lamott
Inspirational
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