Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting somethingโanythingโdown on paper. What Iโve learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty first draft is to quiet the voices in my head.
Anne LamottForgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person. If you keep hitting back, you stay trapped in the nightmare.
Anne LamottIt was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable.
Anne Lamott