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Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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I remember staring at my son endlessly when he was an infant, stunned by his very existence, wondering where on earth he had come from.

Come, Earth, Infant, Remember, Son

Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.

Cleaning, Clutter, Lived, Mean, Perfectionism, Trying

You know, we're often ashamed of asking for so much help because it seems selfish or petty or narcissistic, but I think, if there's a God -- and I believe there is -- that God is there to help. That's what God's job is.

Believe, God, Jobs, Know, Selfish, Think

It's intrusive for grandparents to think they're in charge. It's manipulative. Also, it's self-destructive, since if the parents have to resist you, you won't get your mitts on the kid as often.

Kids, Manipulative, Parents, Self, Think, Thinking

Mine was a patchwork God, sewn together from bits of rag and ribbon, Eastern and Western, pagan and Hebrew, everything but the kitchen sink and Jesus.

Hebrew, Jesus, Kitchen, Rag, Ribbon, Together

The real payoff is the writing itself, that a day when you have gotten your work done is a good day, that total dedication is the point.

Dedication, Done, Good Day, Real, Writing

There is nothing you can buy, achieve, own, or rent that can fill up that hunger inside for a sense of fulfillment and wonder.

Dream, Fulfillment, Hunger, Rent, Wonder

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