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Quote by Anne Lamott

“But you don't always get what you want;,you get what you get”

Work

This book delves into the author's contemplations on the nature of faith and its role in personal and societal contexts. more

Author

Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is an American novelist born on April 10, 1954. Her works are known for their humor, directness, and profound emotional depth, primarily exploring themes of family, faith, and self-discovery. more

“I shouldn't care what you suffered. I care nothing for your sufferings. Why shouldn't you suffer? I do! Will you forget me? Will you be happy when I am in the earth? Will you say twenty years hence, "That's the grave of Catherine Earnshaw? I loved her long ago, and was wretched to lose her; but it is past. I've loved many others since: my children are dearer to me than she was; and, at death, I shall not rejoice that I am going to her: I shall be sorry that I must leave them!" Will you say so, Heathcliff?”

Years Children Long Care Earth Past Suffering Wish Loses Forget Twenties Sorry Graves My Children Rejoice Long Ago I Care Wretched Heathcliff Forget Me

Author:Emily Bronte

“If only I can find him... the man who will be intelligent, yet physically magnetic and personable. If I can offer that combination, why shouldn't I expect it in a man?”

Ifs Men I Can Offers Intelligent Combination Magnetic

Book:The Journals of Sylvia Plath

Source: The Journals of Sylvia Plath

“If words had flavors, hers would be bitter almonds and coffee grounds.”

Ifs Would Be Coffee Bitter Flavor Almonds

Book:The Storyteller

Source: The Storyteller

“They hate you because you act like you're better than they are”

Hate Like You Hate You

Book:A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows

Source: A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows

“Choosing... it has always hurt. And always will. I know.”

Knows Hurt

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“This is how a man looks when he's deciding that the risk of death is better than the risk of change.”

Men Looks Risk

Book:Cell: A Novel

Source: Cell: A Novel

“I found it hard work now to pray to God, because despair was swallowing me up”

Hard Found Hard Work Praying Despair Praying To God Swallowing

Book:The Select Works of John Bunyan: Containing the Pilgrim's Progress ... with a Life of the Author

Source: The Select Works of John Bunyan: Containing the Pilgrim's Progress ... with a Life of the Author

“She does not want to feel even the faintest temptation to call his mobile number, as she had done obsessively for the first year after his death so she could hear his voice on the answering service. Most days now his loss is a part of her, an awkward weight she carries around, invisible to everyone else, subtly altering the way she moves through the day. But today, the Anniversary of the day he died, is a day when all bets are off.”