"To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antido…"

To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its head up its own ass.

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We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.

— Anne Lamott

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When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.

— Anne Lamott

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Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.

— Anne Lamott

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Travelling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.

— Fanny Burney