We all know we're going to die; what's important is the kind... - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

"If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door."

"We all know we're going to die; what's important is the kind of men and women we are in the face of this."

"Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?"

"Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."

"The problem is acceptance, which is something we're taught not to do. We're taught to improve uncomfortable situations, to change things, alleviate unpleasant feelings. But if you accept the reality that you have been given- that you are not in a productive creative period- you free yourself to begin filling up again."