“People who are different from other people are always called peculiar,' said Anne.”
“People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who read Anne Lamott believe it ironically.”
“I don't play bad guys. I play people who make choices that are different from other people's.”
“I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.”
“Oh, but there's such a difference between saying a thing yourself and hearing other people say it,' wailed Anne. 'You may know a thing is so, but you can't help hoping other people don't quite think it is.”
“Throughout history, people with new ideas—who think differently and try to change things—have always been called troublemakers.”