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

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.

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 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.

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.

Some memories should be dead as they are like living corpse in mortal's bed

Marriage is the best compromise between nature and culture.

Time is the mother of truth.

Oceans are vast and almost bottomless. You dance in the rain Elizabeth. You drown in the sea.

I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards.

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.

You forgot my first lesson: don't hesitate.

Be persistent. Understand the ways in which your hard work is going to be necessary to achieve the goals that you want.

Experience is truly the only thing that makes experts so expert.

There is always time for a nap.