If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans.
(Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life )
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We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.Anne Lamott
You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind. The rational mind doesn't nourish you. You assume that it gives you the truth, because the rational mind is the golden calf that this culture worships, but this is not true. Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.
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Novels ought to have hope; at least, American novels ought to have hope. French novels don't need to. We mostly win wars, they lose them. Of course, they did hide more Jews than many other countries, and this is a form of winning.
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We all know we're going to die; what's important is the kind of men and women we are in the face of this.
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If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door.
Anne Lamott
You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.
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