"Nothing is given so willingly as advice."

“Prayer means that, in some unique way, we believe we're invited into a relationship with someone who hears us when we speak in silence.”

Source : Anne Lamott (2012). “Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers”, p.7, Penguin

“I never want to disappoint my parents, ever. They are people that I always look up to.”

“What use is it that knowledge mounts? It's knowing something good that counts.”

“Never mind manoeuvres, always go at them.”

“Don't strive for love, be it.”

“I had some wonderful times in my 20s, but your 20s are hard.”

“I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.”

“I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.”