I'm one of those religious people who are afraid of everything. I'm instantly worried about everything that could go wrong.
Anne LamottI never had a particularly strong craving to procreate, except for earlier fantasies of wanting to be Marmee in Little Women.
Anne LamottYou are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. There is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver.
Anne Lamott