There is something so tender about this to me, about being willing to have your makeup wash off, your eyes tear up, your nose start to run. Its tender partly because it harkens back to infancy, to your mother washing your face with love and lots or water, tending to you, making you clean all over again.
Anne LamottMothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.
Anne LamottI naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me.
Anne LamottI 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 LamottI have a very dark sense of humor. I swear. I have a very playful relationship with Jesus.
Anne Lamott