Anne Lamott Quotes

Anne Lamott is an American novelist and essayist whose disarmingly honest books on faith, writing, and recovery — including “Bird by Bird,” “Operating Instructions,” and “Help, Thanks, Wow” — have made her a beloved voice for anxious overthinkers everywhere. She writes openly about her own restless mind, sleeplessness, and self-doubt, and about the small acts of unplugging, prayer, and forgiveness that bring her back to ground. Read on for Anne Lamott’s lines on quieting the restless mind, featured in our overthinking quotes collection.