Anne Lamott Quotes About Singing

Quotes about: Singing

• Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can't stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship

  Anne Lamott

  Reading, Writing, Heart

  Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.237, Anchor

• Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food.

  Anne Lamott

  Music, Heart, Singing

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.46, Anchor

• The last song was so deep and raw and pure that I could not escape. It was as if the people were singing in between the notes, weeping and joyful at the same time, and I felt like their voices or something was rocking me in its bosom, holding me like a scared kid, and I opened up to that feeling-and it washed over me.

  Anne Lamott

  Song, Kids, Voice

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.49, Anchor

• But it was the singing that pulled me in and split me wide open.

  Anne Lamott

  Singing, Splits, Wide

  Anne Lamott (2000). “Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith”, p.46, Anchor

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