It was not facing what life dealt that made you crazy, but rather trying to set life straight where it was unstraightenable. - Anne Lamott

You may have gotten into the habit of doubting that voice that was telling you quite clearly what was really going on. It is essential you get that back.

[Her] work taught me that you could be all the traditional feminine things — a mother, a lover, a listener, a nurturer — and you could also be critically astute and radical and have a minority opinion that was profoundly moral.

we all wanted this because let's face it, it's so inspiring and such a relief when people find a way to bear the unbearable, when you can organize things in such a way that a tiny miracle appears to have taken place and that love has once again turn out to be bigger than fear and death and blindness.