So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such …

Anne Lamott
454 citations
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human? I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure. ✨ Anne Lamott (1994). Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year, Fawcett
Humanity Sadness
25

More Author Quotes

I can tell you that what you're looking for is already inside you. ✨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, p.304, Penguin
I feel incredibly successful. I make a living as a writer and am able to help support a big family, my church, my bleeding-heart causes.
I went to Goucher College in Maryland for the best possible reasons - to learn - but then I dropped out at 19 for the best possible reasons - to become a writer. ✨ Anne Lamott's commencement spe … ▶
... the reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day. [pp. 65-66]
To be a good writer, you not only have to write a great deal but you have to care. You do not have to have a complicated moral philosophy. But a writer always tries, I think, to be a part of a soluti … ▶

So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human? I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure. ✨ Anne Lamott (1994). Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year, Fawcett

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes