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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

Topics: About After Argument Been Case Could Died Even Friends Get Had Hard Her Herself Husband Lay Like Mother Much Name Our Out Own Raised Really Relatives She Someone Still Straight Third Trying Who Why Wondered Write Year

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No one can appropriate God, goodness, the Bible or Jesus. It just seems that way.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Appropriate Bible God Goodness Jesus Just Seems Way

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The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity and love and ways. I hate that, but it's the truth.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Accept Always Faith First God Had Hate Holy Identity Love Men Men And Women Mystery True Truth Ways Women

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When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering may appear, no matter how afflicted they are with ignorance, prejudice or nose hairs - we give from the deepest parts of ourselves.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Afflicted Annoying Appear Dealing Deepest Family Give Gross Hairs How Ignorance Matter May Nose Our Ourselves Parts People Prejudice Self-Inflicted Suffering

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I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Eat Know Line Long Long Line People Rather Seriously Than Would

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I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they hungered and thirsted for would exist.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Because Books Come Could Exist Must Students Tell Then Used Wished Would Write Writing

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I hate the summer.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Hate Summer

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I've known for years that resentments don't hurt the person we resent, but they do hurt us.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Hurt Known Person Resent Us Years

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I spent my whole life helping my mother carry around her psychic trunks like a bitter bellhop. So a great load was lifted when she died, and my life was much easier.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Around Bitter Carry Died Easier Great Helping Her Life Lifted Like Load Mother Much My Life Psychic She Spent Whole

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I was the angriest daughter on earth, and also, one of the most devoted.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Also Daughter Devoted Earth Most

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 10th, 1954

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