Writing and Reading Decrease Our Sense of Isolation by Anne Lamott | Writing Quote

Writing and Reading Decrease Our Sense of Isolation

by Anne Lamott

 

 Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. 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.

 

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About thr Author 

Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Lamott is based in Marin County, California. Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical. Lamott's writings, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness, cover such subjects as alcoholism, single-motherhood, depression, and Christianity. Wikipedia

Born: April 10, 1954; San Francisco, California, United States

Occupation: Novelist non-fiction writer essayist memoirist 

Nationality: American 

Genre: Drama, humor, literary fiction, Reviews

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