People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who read Anne Lamott believe it ironically.

There are times in your life when, despite the steel weight of your memories and the sadness that seems to lie at your feet like a shadow, you suddenly and strangely feel perfectly okay.

The living carry us inside them like pearls. We survive only so long as they remember us.

There was no one alive who did not contribute his share of mystery to the world.

I write out of gratitude for all the books I have loved over the years.

The books you love best - those are the immensity of the sea.

She had the same responsibility as everybody else did: to live as softly as she could in the world.

Worry is a mean-faced dwarf who beats on your heart like a kettledrum.

I always try to stay as quiet as possible about a book until it's finished.

I had always been the kind of boy who was quick to laugh and quick to cry.

With every sentence she writes, Davis freshens the senses. Her novels achieve a tone that’s unlike anyone else’s, creating an atmosphere you don’t so much interpret as breathe.

Beware! Success is not what you think it is. It's a trap.

For too long, unfunded federal mandates have drained the budgets of states and communities. The strength and vitality of our communities must be restored.

We must learn from the sermons of Christ, the wisdom of Laotzu, the teachings of Buddha.

VOID is filled with intrigue, suspense, and smoldering desire. This story will keep you turning the page until the very end.

That's the thing about acting - you can't fake it.

Just wanting to be more of an example, but letting them know also that I made mistakes when I was a kid; and I'm not expecting you to be perfect.

If they can fight and die on Okinawa, Guadalcanal (and) in the South Pacific, they can play ball in America.

My exit is the result of too many entrees.

Lot of things depend on the up bringing of a child.

By translating their inner turmoil or understanding into art, artists challenge the accepted notions of reality and create new ones.