Anne Lamott is an American author, speaker, and writing teacher known for her nonfiction, fiction, and memoirs. Her writing often explores faith, spirituality, recovery, and personal growth, and it is distinctively infused with humour, honesty, and insight.

Her notable works include Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, and Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year. Her style is often praised for its honesty, humour, and relatability, making her a beloved figure in literary and self-help circles.

Lamott is also known for her social activism and openness about her struggles with addiction, mental health, and single motherhood, which resonate deeply with many readers. Her writing has inspired people to embrace their imperfections and approach challenges with courage and grace.

Quotes by Anne Lamott

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” - Anne Lamott

“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.” - Anne Lamott

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.” - Anne Lamott

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” - Anne Lamott

“Laughter is carbonated holiness.” - Anne Lamott

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” - Anne Lamott

“I do not understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” - Anne Lamott

“You can either practice being right or practice being kind.” - Anne Lamott

“Joy is the best makeup.” - Anne Lamott

“No one tells you that the only real lesson in life is the act of letting go.” - Anne Lamott

“Sometimes grace works like water wings when you feel you are sinking.” - Anne Lamott

“Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” - Anne Lamott

“My mind is a neighborhood I try not to go into alone.” - Anne Lamott

“Expectations are resentments under construction.” - Anne Lamott

“Almost everything will pass if you give it enough time and air.” - Anne Lamott

“We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.” - Anne Lamott

“Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared, even the people who seem to have it more or less together.” - Anne Lamott

“Help is the sunny side of control.” - Anne Lamott

“Hope is not about proving anything. It’s about choosing to believe this one thing: that love is bigger than any grim, bleak crap anyone can throw at us.” - Anne Lamott

“We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvellously who we were born to be.” - Anne Lamott