Sunday, March 30, 2014

Quote of the Day

Men and women alike, old and new at teaching, were like aunties or grandparents in their firm patience with me, in their conviction of my worth.  They had a divine curiosity about me -- "Hey, who's in there?  Are you willing to talk straight and find who you actually are, if I keep you company?  Do you want to make friends with your heart?  Here -- start with this poem."  This is who I want to be in the world.  This is who I think we are supposed to be, people who help call forth human beings from deep inside hopelessness.

-- Anne Lamott, Stitches, p. 79

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