I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do - the actual act of writing - turns out to be the best part. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward. β¨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.26, Anchor
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- We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is to see what's behind it, to see the bleak unspeakable stuff, and to turn the u β¦ βΆ
- My heart was broken and my head was just barely inhabitable β¨ Anne Lamott (2000). Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, p.225, Anchor
- You have to be a warrior and say, Maybe it's everyone else's system, but it's not mine. (from her recent interview here, on Goodreads) β¨ Goodreads Interview, www.goodreads.com. March, 2012.
- When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress. β¨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith β¦ βΆ
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