Anne Lamott Quotes

Black Rock gives us all a chance to heal, to become ourselves.

If I hold back any part of me, I suppress that much energy and potential. The question I want to ask myself now is not what behavior is good or bad, but in what ways would I express myself with greater energy if I didn't hold back.

As you recognize that you already own the wholeness you seek, and no one outside you can give you more than you already are, dysfunctional situations will evaporate like bad dreams exposed to the morning sun.

We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence.

You are not here to prove worthiness. You are here to extend the creation, creator, creating that you are.

We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are. More than our parents/children/teachers think we are. We fear that we actually possess the talent that our still, small voice tells us. That we actually have the guts, the perseverance, the capacity. We fear that we truly can steer our ship, plant our flag, reach our Promised Land. We fear this because, if it’s true, then we become estranged from all we know. We pass through a membrane. We become monsters and monstrous.

Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

When I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced humiliation and yet kept on walking, I understood that I was free to choose my destiny.

It's one thing for other people to see potential in you, and it's quite another for you to understand that and see it in yourself.

It's taken me a long time to become the person I am, for all the ugliness to fall away. The rotten flesh is gone, and the seed is there. I can touch that now.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Man shall find his anchorage in self-recognition.

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.

I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight.

Everybody has their story - at some point you have to say, 'This is who I am: Now it's up to me to become what I want to be.'

I briefly flirted with some of the new age offerings available in the early '90s and found strength in Buddhism, but ultimately I was looking for something that was not tied to tradition.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

People need revelation, and then they need resolution.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.

The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself.

The essential lesson I've learned in life is to just be yourself. Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you're not here as a human being only. You're a spiritual being having a human experience.

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

That's a song about reaching deep inside yourself where you can completely be who you are.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.