"I thought such awful thoughts that I cannot even say them out loud because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of the cat dish."
— Anne Lamott

"You can either practice being right or practice being kind."
— Anne Lamott

"I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us."
— Anne Lamott

"You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."
— Anne Lamott

"It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life."
— Anne Lamott (Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith)

"Laughter is carbonated holiness."
— Anne Lamott

"I am all the ages I've ever been."
— Anne Lamott

"If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans."
— Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life)

"The opposite of faith is not doubt, it’s certainty."
— Anne Lamott