Cathy

“We lose ourselves,” she repeated, forming each word with care, “but we find our way back.” Wasn’t that the story of her life? Wasn’t that the story of Bethie’s? You make the wrong choices, you make mistakes, you disappear for a decade, you marry the wrong man. You get hurt. You lose sight of who you are, or of who you want to be, and then you remember, and if you’re lucky you have sisters or friends who remind you when you forget your best intentions. You come back to yourself, again and again. You try, and fail, and try again, and fail again.”
― Jennifer Weiner, Mrs. Everything

“If I were God, I'd have the answers at the end of the workbook, so you could check to see if you're on the right track as you go along.”
― Anne Lamott, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

“My father treated them with respect and kindness, his main philosophical and spiritual position being: Don’t be an asshole.”
― Anne Lamott, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

“Growing up is not going nearly as efficiently as I had hoped.”
― Anne Lamott, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace