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When faced with a crisis, do three things: breathe, pray and be kind.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Three
Kind
Things
Faced
Breathe
Pray
Crisis
Praying

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I’ve heard it said that every day you need half an hour of quiet time for yourself, or your Self, unless you’re incredibly busy and stressed, in which case you need an hour. I promise you, it is there. Fight tooth and nail to find time, to make it. It is our true wealth, this moment, this hour, this day.
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...since you can't heal your own sick mind with your own sick mind, I needed to consult somebody else's sick mind.
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Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.
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What if we gave fifty percent of our discretionary budget to the world’s poor and then counted on the moral power of that action to protect us?
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Any plot you impose on your characters will be onomatopoetic: PLOT. I say don't worry about plot. Worry about the characters. Let what they say or do reveal who they are, and be involved in their lives, and keep asking yourself, Now what happens? The development of relationship creates plot.
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Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, 'Well, isn't that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I'll figure out what we're going to do about your stuff.
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Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors.
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You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are fedding the poor, sharing their wealth, and trying to get everyone medical insurance.
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When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you.
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You know how I always say that laughter is carbonated holiness? Well, Robin was the ultimate proof of that, and bubbles are spirit made visible.
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All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.
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There is a door we all want to walk through and writing can help you find it and open it.
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That thing you had to force yourself to do-the actual act of writing-turns out to be the best part.
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My theology is based on what I tell my Sunday-school kids - that they are loved and chosen, AS IS, now, today. That the moment is holy, sacred, and all there is - and that we are only as sick as our secrets. So TELL IT.
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Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend.
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The real payoff is the writing itself, that a day when you have gotten your work done is a good day, that total dedication is the point.
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Presents can make up for some of the disappointments that life doles out, such as it makes almost no sense and is coming to an end more quickly than ever.
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One line of dialogue that rings true reveals character in a way that pages of description can't.
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Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
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