If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there... When nothing new can get in, that's death.

Anne Lamott’s priest friend Tom, how to get through: "Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe," he said. "Right foot, left foot, right foot, breathe." Salon April 25, 2003

The reason 'help' is such a great prayer is that God is the gift of desperation. When you're in despair, you're teachable.

A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way.

I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under.

I think Jesus is divine love manifest on Earth, as it comes through the community of Christians.

Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens in terms of fame and fortune, dedication to writing is a marching-step forward from where you were before, when you didn’t care about reaching out to the world, when you weren’t hoping to contribute, when you were just standing there doing some job into which you had fallen.