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

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.

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.

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.

Keep your eyes on the prize and know that the trials are only for a while, so smile.

If you can be very impartial in analysing your own past, then you will have a much better future!

Those who do not appreciate the value of time are celebrity failures. Success is time management.

We pass through this world but once.

I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self.

Ed, I see you're out drinking again. What's the occasion? I was sober.

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love.

I don't want to be the biggest or the best, I want to be faithful.

The person who had the greatest influence in my life was my dad, who was a wonderful small businessman, devoted to his family, devoted to the local church.

I still come closest to success with drawing. When I use color the results are dubious, for these painfully gained experiences bear less fruit.